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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of a decade in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles general medical school and actually numerous podiatry programs are located within these schools. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received significant health care training with an emphasis on concerns pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to deal with complications varying from conventional ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have extensive surgical education which give them the experience essential to carry out surgical treatment on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of issues which the feet routinely experience.