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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact numerous podiatry programs are located within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained significant medical training with an attention to on problems concerning the ankles and feet. They are qualified to treat issues extending from common ailments for example, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more sophisticated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which furnish them the expertise crucial to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities permits a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and avoid many conditions which the feet normally encounter.