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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and in reality various podiatry programmes are contained within these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained considerable medical education with a stress on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with difficulties ranging from basic ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which provide them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough expertise 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 problems enables a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of complications which the feet normally encounter.