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Medical doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Doctors spend around a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and as a matter of fact a number of podiatry training programs lie within these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained substantial healthcare instruction with an importance on concerns involving the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to care for complications extending from regular ailments for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more puzzling for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which supply them the expertise essential to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop footwear and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of problems which the feet typically encounter.