TOLL FREE: 1-877-444-3668
Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors put in about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and actually several podiatry training programs are located inside these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have received extensive medical training with an attention to on issues concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to deal with conditions ranging from usual disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are far more puzzling including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which give them the skill necessary to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it possible for a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can provide pain relief and avoid many troubles which the feet commonly encounter.