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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in around ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have gained encompassing healthcare instruction with a stress on issues concerning the feet and ankles. They are studied to deal with concerns ranging from simple ailments like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more intricate including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the experience needed to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of countless issues which the feet regularly encounter.