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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors devote approximately ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs are located inside these schools. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have received considerable medical education with an importance on issues pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to deal with problems stretching from simple ailments for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more complex including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical education which supply them the experience essential to conduct surgery on those complications that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of issues which the feet normally encounter.