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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programs are located inside these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained extensive medical training with an importance on concerns involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to handle problems stretching from familiar ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical training which supply them the practical experience essential to carry out surgery on those complications that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid countless conditions which the feet commonly experience.