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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists devote about 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located within these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received significant health care instruction with a main focus on concerns involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to manage issues extending from regular disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which furnish them the expertise needed to carry out surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and help prevent a large number of complications which the feet usually encounter.