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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest an average of a decade in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in point of fact many podiatry programmes are contained inside these institutions. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained wide-ranging health care training with a focus on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. They are qualified to deal with concerns ranging from normal afflictions for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical instruction which supply them the prior experience necessary to perform surgery on those troubles that are ideally handled through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities enables a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and avoid many complications which the feet frequently encounter.