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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact a number of podiatry programmes lie inside these schools. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have obtained thorough medical instruction with an importance on issues regarding the ankles and feet. They are educated to address concerns varying from commonplace disorders like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more complex like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical instruction which provide them the experience essential to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and defend against a large number of conditions which the feet normally encounter.