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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend about 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles usual medical school and in reality numerous podiatry programmes are located inside these academic institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have received extensive medical training with an importance on conditions involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to care for concerns ranging from commonplace problems for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more complicated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which provide them the prior experience vital to conduct surgery on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait deviations allows a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and prevent numerous issues which the feet regularly encounter.