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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in reality various podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired wide-ranging healthcare education with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. They are skilled to care for complications stretching from typical conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more obscure for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which furnish them the skill required to carry out surgery on those issues that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and help prevent many complications which the feet typically experience.