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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They devote around ten years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to regular medical school and as a matter of fact various podiatry programs lie within these schools. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive medical instruction with an attention to on issues regarding the feet and ankles. They are qualified to address problems extending from standard ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are much more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical education which furnish them the experience vital to perform surgery on those complications that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics that can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of many troubles which the feet normally encounter.