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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote approximately 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and a number of podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have received considerable medical training with an attention to on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to manage conditions stretching from regular ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more sophisticated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which supply them the expertise required to perform surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors likewise have a comprehensive 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. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent countless troubles which the feet commonly encounter.