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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They invest about a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and as a matter of fact various podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received encompassing health care training with a stress on issues involving the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are skilled to treat problems varying from typical afflictions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more obscure such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical education which give them the expertise required to carry out surgery on those troubles that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against numerous problems which the feet frequently encounter.