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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote approximately ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained wide-ranging healthcare education with an attention to on concerns concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to deal with difficulties ranging from usual ailments like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical instruction which furnish them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and minimize the risk of numerous conditions which the feet regularly experience.