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Podiatrists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest about a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and actually several podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received extensive healthcare training with an attention to on concerns pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat concerns varying from simple ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more puzzling for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which give them the experience necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those issues that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and prevent many problems which the feet regularly encounter.