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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest around ten years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in reality several podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received thorough medical training with an attention to on problems concerning the feet and ankles. They are studied to manage issues varying from usual ailments such as fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have thorough surgical instruction which supply them the skill necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid a large number of conditions which the feet normally encounter.