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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in fact several podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received extensive health care instruction with a main focus on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. They are studied to manage problems varying from typical conditions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more puzzling such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical instruction which supply them the expertise needed to execute surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatric doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against many complications which the feet regularly encounter.