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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. Upon acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained substantial medical training with an importance on problems pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to manage problems ranging from normal disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more intricate including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which supply them the experience crucial to conduct surgery on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities allows a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and protect against a large number of conditions which the feet regularly experience.