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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend about 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and actually various podiatry training programs are contained inside these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have obtained encompassing health care education with a concentration on conditions pertaining to the feet and ankles. They are skilled to address difficulties ranging from simple disorders for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical instruction which furnish them the experience needed to carry out surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and help prevent a large number of issues which the feet normally encounter.