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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors spend around a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and quite a number podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired thorough medical training with a concentration on complications pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to address problems extending from commonplace afflictions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more complicated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical education which supply them the experience crucial to execute surgery on those issues that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatrist to create footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and protect against many complications which the feet regularly experience.