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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists put in around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and various podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received substantial health care training with an attention to on issues concerning the ankles and feet. They are studied to deal with difficulties extending from regular disorders like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical education which supply them the experience vital to execute surgery on those troubles that are best remedied 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 receive as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatric doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of many issues which the feet generally encounter.