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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest approximately a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have obtained comprehensive medical instruction with an emphasis on complications involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to care for concerns ranging from common ailments such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical education which furnish them the experience necessary to conduct surgery on those conditions that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough practical knowledge 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. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems allows a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and help prevent countless complications which the feet typically encounter.