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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and several podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received encompassing medical training with an importance on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address conditions extending from familiar ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more complex for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical training which supply them the experience necessary to conduct surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations facilitates a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and defend against numerous problems which the feet generally encounter.