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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They spend approximately a decade in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and several podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
At the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained extensive healthcare training with an attention to on conditions involving the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to handle concerns stretching from familiar afflictions such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more challenging including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have comprehensive surgical education which provide them the experience needed to carry out surgery on those problems that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities empowers a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of many conditions which the feet generally experience.