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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programmes are located within these schools. Upon achieving 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 Foot doctors have received encompassing health care training with a concentration on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to care for complications extending from conventional conditions for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical instruction which furnish them the expertise crucial to perform surgery on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous conditions which the feet commonly encounter.