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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in reality several podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained encompassing medical training with a main focus on conditions pertaining to the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to manage concerns ranging from conventional afflictions for example, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more perplexing for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the expertise necessary to execute surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Understanding biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of countless conditions which the feet typically encounter.