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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in about 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact several podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained considerable medical education with an importance on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to address concerns extending from conventional conditions for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical instruction which furnish them the skill needed to conduct surgical treatment on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait problems allows a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and minimize the risk of countless problems which the feet commonly encounter.