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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received thorough healthcare training with a concentration on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address problems extending from simple ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical education which furnish them the experience vital to carry out surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Foot doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and prevent many conditions which the feet typically experience.