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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend an average of ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry programs lie inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received extensive medical instruction with a stress on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to handle issues extending from commonplace afflictions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more sophisticated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the experience crucial to execute surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and avoid many complications which the feet typically encounter.