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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and various podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received significant health care training with an attention to on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are educated to manage problems extending from general afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical education which supply them the experience needed to carry out surgery on those concerns that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and avoid a large number of conditions which the feet normally experience.