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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists devote around a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes lie inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging healthcare training with an importance on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with conditions ranging from conventional ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more perplexing like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical training which furnish them the experience vital to execute surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities facilitates a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of countless issues which the feet routinely encounter.