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Doctors here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our doctors spend approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and as a matter of fact quite a number podiatry programmes lie within these institutions. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have received extensive medical education with a focus on difficulties pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat problems extending from regular disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more sophisticated like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have thorough surgical training which provide them the prior experience needed to perform surgical treatment on those concerns that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors likewise have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and defend against numerous complications which the feet routinely encounter.