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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in an average of ten years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and as a matter of fact several podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received substantial healthcare instruction with an attention to on complications concerning the feet and ankles. They are educated to care for problems stretching from standard problems for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more puzzling such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which supply them the experience necessary to execute surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs experience as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait abnormalities empowers a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of countless issues which the feet frequently encounter.