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Dr.’s at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest about 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and actually various podiatry programmes lie within these schools. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired extensive healthcare instruction with an importance on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to care for conditions stretching from regular ailments like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which supply them the expertise essential to execute surgery on those conditions that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute also have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems allows a Podiatrist to design footwear and orthotics that can offer pain relief and prevent numerous conditions which the feet typically experience.