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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists invest an average of a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and numerous podiatry programmes are contained within these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing medical training with an importance on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to handle complications extending from conventional ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical instruction which supply them the skill needed to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are best remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge 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. Learning about biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and protect against many troubles which the feet routinely encounter.