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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend an average of 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in fact quite a number podiatry training programs are located within these academic institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired encompassing medical education with a stress on problems regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with concerns extending from typical ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have significant surgical instruction which provide them the prior experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those issues that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against many complications which the feet regularly experience.