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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. They put in around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in point of fact various podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received wide-ranging health care instruction with a main focus on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to manage concerns ranging from general conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more challenging such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical training which furnish them the experience needed to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of many conditions which the feet generally encounter.