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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained thorough healthcare training with an attention to on complications pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to deal with problems ranging from common ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical education which furnish them the experience crucial to conduct surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of conditions which the feet usually encounter.