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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They spend approximately ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes are located within these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received encompassing healthcare instruction with a concentration on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to deal with complications stretching from conventional problems for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more obscure such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which provide them the expertise vital to carry out surgery on those complications that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of complications which the feet routinely encounter.