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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest about ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in point of fact several podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received encompassing health care training with a concentration on conditions regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are taught to treat issues ranging from normal ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are even more obscure for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical instruction which furnish them the skill needed to execute surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors furthermore have a thorough practical knowledge 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 tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait irregularities permits a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent countless complications which the feet frequently encounter.