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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote about ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and several podiatry programs are located inside these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received extensive health care instruction with an attention to on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with concerns extending from typical afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which supply them the practical experience necessary to execute surgery on those troubles that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of countless complications which the feet routinely encounter.