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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors put in approximately a decade in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and actually quite a number podiatry training programs lie within these academic institutions. After obtaining 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 residency, our Doctors have received extensive medical training with an emphasis on concerns concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to treat difficulties ranging from common disorders for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more perplexing for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical training which furnish them the skill necessary to execute surgery on those complications that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and avoid a large number of problems which the feet routinely encounter.