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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists spend about 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and in fact several podiatry programs are contained within these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired significant medical education with a focus on issues concerning the feet and ankles. They are qualified to care for issues ranging from general ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical education which supply them the skill crucial to conduct surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a thorough 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 tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against countless issues which the feet commonly experience.