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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in approximately a decade in education, the first four years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and actually various podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have received substantial healthcare training with an attention to on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Our Doctors are trained to treat problems stretching from usual afflictions for example, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more sophisticated such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have significant surgical education which supply them the skill needed to conduct surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs go through as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can give pain relief and protect against numerous complications which the feet typically encounter.