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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They devote an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in reality various podiatry programmes are located inside these schools. Upon attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have acquired wide-ranging healthcare training with an attention to on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat conditions ranging from typical disorders for instance ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more complicated for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which furnish them the practical experience vital to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a comprehensive 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. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations empowers a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of many troubles which the feet frequently encounter.