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Physicians here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in reality several podiatry programs lie inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have acquired significant healthcare instruction with an emphasis on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat problems stretching from common problems for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more perplexing like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which supply them the skill needed to carry out surgery on those issues that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and protect against numerous troubles which the feet commonly encounter.