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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend an average of ten years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in reality various podiatry training programs are located inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have received comprehensive healthcare training with an attention to on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. They are educated to care for problems ranging from simple conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the skill required to perform surgery on those concerns that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against many troubles which the feet commonly encounter.