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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors put in an average of a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in point of fact quite a number podiatry training programs are contained inside these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have acquired extensive medical training with an importance on difficulties regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to manage complications ranging from commonplace disorders like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical instruction which give them the experience required to perform surgery on those complications that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of many issues which the feet frequently encounter.