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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend around a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs are located inside these academic institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained considerable healthcare training with an emphasis on concerns pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address problems stretching from general problems for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more intricate for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical education which give them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those concerns that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait problems empowers a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and help prevent a large number of troubles which the feet generally encounter.