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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in around a decade in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes are located within these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have obtained wide-ranging medical education with a main focus on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to deal with concerns extending from simple ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more challenging including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical training which give them the skill vital to execute surgery on those troubles that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and defend against many issues which the feet regularly encounter.