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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired considerable medical education with a concentration on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to handle conditions ranging from conventional conditions like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more challenging such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical education which supply them the skill vital to perform surgical treatment on those troubles that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and protect against countless issues which the feet commonly experience.