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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Our doctors devote approximately ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to standard medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive healthcare instruction with a stress on problems regarding the feet and ankles. They are trained to care for difficulties extending from simple problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more perplexing such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have thorough surgical education which furnish them the skill crucial to execute surgery on those concerns that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Foot doctor to create footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and prevent numerous issues which the feet usually encounter.