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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and in fact several podiatry programs are contained inside these schools. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have received wide-ranging health care instruction with an emphasis on issues concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to deal with concerns ranging from regular ailments like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience crucial to perform surgery on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and defend against numerous issues which the feet generally encounter.