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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote about 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programs lie within these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired considerable medical instruction with an attention to on conditions pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to handle problems ranging from conventional ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical education which give them the skill necessary to perform surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a comprehensive 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. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and avoid many problems which the feet generally experience.