TOLL FREE: 1-877-444-3668
Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They invest around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired wide-ranging health care training with a main focus on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address complications varying from common ailments for example, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more complex for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the experience necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Foot doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and minimize the risk of numerous problems which the feet commonly encounter.