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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists spend an average of 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and numerous podiatry programs are located inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained thorough health care instruction with an emphasis on issues involving the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to treat conditions stretching from general conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical instruction which supply them the expertise necessary to execute surgery on those troubles that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough practical knowledge 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 peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to create footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of many problems which the feet routinely encounter.