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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend about ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and actually quite a number podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained extensive medical education with an importance on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. They are trained to manage issues extending from normal conditions for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which give them the prior experience vital to execute surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive practical 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. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and minimize the risk of many troubles which the feet frequently encounter.