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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors invest an average of 10 years in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received significant health care instruction with a stress on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. They are skilled to manage issues extending from common disorders for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more challenging including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical training which furnish them the skill necessary to execute surgery on those conditions that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors also have a thorough 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. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can provide pain relief and avoid numerous troubles which the feet frequently encounter.