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Medical doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors devote around 10 years in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to attain a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and actually several podiatry programs lie inside these academic institutions. After securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for an additional 1 to 3 years.
Upon the conclusion of the internship or residency, our Podiatric doctors have received comprehensive healthcare education with a stress on issues concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to address problems stretching from conventional ailments like fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are a lot more perplexing for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have substantial surgical education which supply them the skill essential to conduct surgery on those issues that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities facilitates a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and help prevent many issues which the feet routinely encounter.