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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our doctors devote around ten years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in reality various podiatry training programs are located inside these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have acquired wide-ranging medical training with a main focus on complications involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to deal with conditions varying from common afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which give them the experience crucial to execute surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and defend against many troubles which the feet normally encounter.