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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and numerous podiatry programmes are contained inside these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have acquired substantial healthcare training with a focus on conditions concerning the feet and ankles. They are skilled to care for problems stretching from general afflictions like fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more intricate for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which provide them the prior experience vital to conduct surgery on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of many complications which the feet usually experience.