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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in around ten years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry programs lie within these academic institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have received comprehensive medical instruction with a focus on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to manage issues varying from typical conditions like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the experience needed to execute surgical treatment on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid many conditions which the feet routinely experience.