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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and in reality various podiatry training programs are located inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired thorough medical training with an emphasis on difficulties involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to care for problems stretching from familiar afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more sophisticated for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical education which supply them the expertise essential to conduct surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a comprehensive knowledge 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. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous issues which the feet normally experience.