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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest an average of 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and as a matter of fact various podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have obtained encompassing healthcare training with a stress on complications concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are educated to treat concerns stretching from simple afflictions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more puzzling for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical education which provide them the skill necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of problems which the feet commonly experience.