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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles regular medical school and various podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have gained significant health care education with an emphasis on concerns pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address issues ranging from typical disorders for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more complex for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which give them the practical experience needed to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of many complications which the feet commonly experience.