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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote approximately a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and in reality various podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired encompassing medical training with a concentration on issues regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to care for problems varying from conventional disorders for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which furnish them the practical experience necessary to execute surgery on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and prevent numerous issues which the feet commonly experience.