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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in an average of a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in reality a number of podiatry programmes are located within these academic institutions. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional one to three years.
Upon the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have gained considerable health care training with an emphasis on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to care for issues ranging from normal ailments such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more complex for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical instruction which supply them the skill vital to conduct surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have a thorough 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 activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and avoid a large number of troubles which the feet commonly experience.