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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They invest around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programmes lie inside these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired thorough medical education with a focus on problems involving the ankles and feet. They are educated to deal with issues stretching from basic disorders like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which furnish them the prior experience essential to carry out surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent many troubles which the feet normally experience.