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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors put in an average of a decade in education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and several podiatry programmes lie within these academic institutions. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received encompassing health care education with a main focus on difficulties regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are studied to handle complications stretching from standard ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are even more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical training which give them the skill essential to carry out surgical treatment on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Foot doctor to create shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and prevent many problems which the feet routinely encounter.