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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors devote an average of 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and actually a number of podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have gained encompassing health care training with an emphasis on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to manage issues extending from conventional problems like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical instruction which give them the experience required to carry out surgical treatment on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities permits a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid numerous conditions which the feet normally experience.