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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received considerable health care instruction with an emphasis on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to care for concerns extending from common disorders such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which provide them the experience crucial to execute surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive 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. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and protect against numerous problems which the feet regularly encounter.