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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and several podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received wide-ranging healthcare education with an emphasis on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat complications varying from regular afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more challenging including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which give them the experience vital to conduct surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
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. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatric physician to design footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and help prevent many problems which the feet usually experience.