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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists devote around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have obtained extensive medical education with an attention to on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to treat problems extending from basic disorders like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical instruction which give them the experience required to execute surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a comprehensive 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. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of countless issues which the feet regularly encounter.