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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. They invest approximately a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact several podiatry training programs lie within these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received significant healthcare education with an emphasis on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to deal with problems ranging from conventional problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have considerable surgical education which furnish them the expertise crucial to conduct surgery on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid many conditions which the feet usually encounter.