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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They invest an average of ten years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in fact several podiatry programs lie within these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received substantial health care training with an importance on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to care for issues ranging from conventional problems for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience essential to carry out surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of problems which the feet routinely encounter.