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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in reality several podiatry programs lie inside these institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have received wide-ranging health care instruction with an importance on issues regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are studied to deal with problems varying from common ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more puzzling including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical training which supply them the experience necessary to conduct surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and prevent many complications which the feet frequently encounter.