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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of a decade in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and a number of podiatry programs lie within these institutions. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained significant medical education with an emphasis on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to address issues ranging from familiar conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more intricate such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the experience needed to perform surgery on those complications that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of conditions which the feet generally experience.