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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists devote an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in fact many podiatry programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon receiving 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 residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive medical training with a focus on conditions regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address complications stretching from usual disorders for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical education which supply them the experience needed to conduct surgery on those complications that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of issues which the feet frequently encounter.