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Medical professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest around 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact numerous podiatry programmes lie within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Doctors have acquired wide-ranging healthcare education with an emphasis on issues regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to manage concerns varying from common afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have considerable surgical instruction which give them the prior experience needed to conduct surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to create footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and protect against a large number of problems which the feet usually encounter.