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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and actually several podiatry training programs are located within these schools. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained considerable medical training with an attention to on conditions involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to care for conditions stretching from typical ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more intricate such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical training which provide them the expertise crucial to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations facilitates a Podiatric physician to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid countless problems which the feet usually experience.