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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They spend an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and actually a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive health care education with an emphasis on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to treat complications stretching from conventional afflictions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the expertise necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and defend against many conditions which the feet commonly encounter.