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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in around 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and in point of fact numerous podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric physicians have obtained considerable health care training with a stress on problems involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to address concerns extending from conventional problems like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical training which give them the skill crucial to conduct surgical treatment on those concerns that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems allows a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and defend against many issues which the feet typically encounter.