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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in reality quite a number podiatry programs are located within these academic institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received wide-ranging medical instruction with an emphasis on concerns concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are instructed to manage issues varying from common disorders like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more sophisticated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which give them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those troubles that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and protect against numerous troubles which the feet usually experience.