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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and actually several podiatry training programs are contained inside these institutions. Upon receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received thorough healthcare instruction with an emphasis on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to handle difficulties extending from typical conditions such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more obscure like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have extensive surgical training which furnish them the expertise required to conduct surgery on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of many troubles which the feet generally experience.