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Physicians here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in point of fact several podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received wide-ranging health care training with a stress on issues regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to deal with concerns ranging from simple conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more challenging for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which furnish them the experience essential to conduct surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also 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 carry out other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and protect against countless complications which the feet usually encounter.