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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists put in an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and in reality a number of podiatry programmes lie inside these institutions. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received substantial medical training with a main focus on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are studied to treat complications extending from typical disorders like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more perplexing like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical training which provide them the prior experience essential to conduct surgery on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and help prevent many problems which the feet normally encounter.