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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They put in approximately a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and actually a number of podiatry programmes are located within these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained extensive medical training with an attention to on concerns involving the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to deal with issues extending from normal conditions like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which provide them the experience necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and help prevent a large number of conditions which the feet routinely encounter.