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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest an average of a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in point of fact quite a number podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired thorough medical instruction with an importance on problems involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to care for concerns ranging from standard ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more challenging for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which furnish them the experience crucial to carry out surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and avoid a large number of troubles which the feet usually encounter.