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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and actually numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received thorough health care training with an emphasis on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to manage problems stretching from normal ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience essential to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough knowledge 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. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of many conditions which the feet usually experience.