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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They devote approximately ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in reality a number of podiatry programmes are contained within these schools. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have received comprehensive healthcare instruction with an attention to on concerns pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to care for concerns ranging from commonplace problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the expertise required to carry out surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and help prevent numerous problems which the feet generally encounter.