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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors invest an average of ten years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in fact quite a number podiatry programmes are contained within these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the completion of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have acquired thorough health care instruction with a concentration on problems regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to address difficulties extending from typical afflictions for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more obscure including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which give them the skill vital to execute surgery on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors additionally have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and avoid numerous conditions which the feet typically experience.