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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend about ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in fact several podiatry programs are located inside these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have gained substantial medical training with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are skilled to treat complications stretching from standard disorders such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which give them the experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous problems which the feet normally encounter.