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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and numerous podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have obtained extensive medical training with a main focus on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to manage conditions ranging from normal ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which furnish them the skill needed to conduct surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and prevent many troubles which the feet typically experience.