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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest about ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in reality various podiatry programmes lie inside these academic institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have gained extensive medical training with a stress on problems involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to manage complications extending from general conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which give them the practical experience essential to conduct surgery on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and help prevent numerous troubles which the feet normally encounter.