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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They spend an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and many podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing health care instruction with an importance on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are skilled to manage problems stretching from familiar afflictions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which give them the expertise necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those troubles that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid numerous complications which the feet normally experience.