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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. They invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to get a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles traditional medical school and quite a number podiatry programmes are located inside these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or post degree residency, our Doctors have received extensive medical education with an attention to on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are educated to care for concerns ranging from normal ailments such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are even more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical training which supply them the skill necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet experience as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait problems makes it easy for a Foot doctor to design shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and protect against numerous troubles which the feet usually encounter.