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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programs lie inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired considerable medical instruction with a concentration on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat problems stretching from regular afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more obscure for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical training which furnish them the expertise necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities facilitates a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of many complications which the feet typically experience.