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Health professionals here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists spend an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to typical medical school and in fact many podiatry training programs lie inside these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received substantial healthcare instruction with an attention to on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to manage complications varying from typical conditions like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are a lot more perplexing for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which give them the experience necessary to conduct surgery on those concerns that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet undergo as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to create shoes and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and protect against a large number of issues which the feet commonly encounter.