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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists spend around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and many podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received considerable medical training with an emphasis on issues concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are qualified to handle difficulties ranging from conventional disorders like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more sophisticated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical education which furnish them the practical experience vital to conduct surgery on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and defend against numerous complications which the feet routinely encounter.