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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and several podiatry programs lie within these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have obtained comprehensive healthcare training with a stress on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to deal with concerns varying from regular ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the experience needed to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of many conditions which the feet generally experience.