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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists put in approximately ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry programmes are contained within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired extensive healthcare education with an emphasis on complications involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to deal with difficulties ranging from common conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more obscure such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which supply them the experience essential to perform surgery on those troubles that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and prevent a large number of conditions which the feet generally encounter.