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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote about a decade in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in point of fact quite a number podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have acquired extensive medical training with a main focus on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat complications ranging from usual conditions for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the expertise needed to conduct surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatrist to develop footwear and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and prevent countless conditions which the feet regularly encounter.