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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and in point of fact many podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have acquired encompassing health care training with an emphasis on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. They are qualified to manage issues stretching from common conditions for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the experience required to carry out surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of issues which the feet normally encounter.