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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in an average of ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes are located within these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have obtained considerable medical education with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to treat concerns stretching from simple ailments like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more complex for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical education which furnish them the prior experience crucial to perform surgery on those concerns that are best remedied 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 undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and prevent a large number of troubles which the feet normally encounter.