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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest an average of a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to general medical school and numerous podiatry programs lie within these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received encompassing healthcare training with an attention to on problems involving the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are qualified to deal with concerns varying from regular afflictions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more complicated for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the experience essential to carry out surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities allows a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous complications which the feet commonly encounter.