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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors invest an average of ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and in reality various podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired wide-ranging medical training with an emphasis on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat conditions stretching from normal disorders for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have extensive surgical training which provide them the expertise crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those troubles that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and reduce the chances of many issues which the feet regularly encounter.