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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in reality various podiatry programs are located within these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained encompassing medical instruction with an attention to on complications pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to address issues extending from basic conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the expertise required to conduct surgery on those problems that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise 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. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and minimize the risk of numerous complications which the feet usually encounter.