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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in point of fact several podiatry programs lie inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have gained extensive health care training with a main focus on concerns pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to treat issues extending from normal disorders for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more challenging such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the practical experience needed to perform surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatric doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of complications which the feet regularly experience.