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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to standard medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry training programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received considerable medical education with an attention to on complications concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to treat problems ranging from normal problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are even more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the skill essential to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous problems which the feet normally experience.