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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists invest around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry training programs are contained within these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired thorough medical training with a concentration on problems concerning the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are educated to manage concerns stretching from standard ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical training which furnish them the expertise vital to execute surgery on those troubles that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive expertise 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 activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and help prevent a large number of troubles which the feet generally experience.