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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received significant healthcare training with an attention to on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to deal with difficulties ranging from basic disorders like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical education which supply them the prior experience crucial to conduct surgery on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous conditions which the feet usually encounter.