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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They devote around a decade in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and in fact a number of podiatry training programs are contained inside these schools. Upon obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have gained extensive medical instruction with a stress on conditions concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are educated to manage problems stretching from general afflictions like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more intricate for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which supply them the prior experience essential to execute surgical treatment on those problems that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to design shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous conditions which the feet usually encounter.