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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They devote an average of a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to standard medical school and in reality various podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. Upon getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive healthcare training with an importance on complications concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to deal with problems varying from regular problems for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more complex for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which supply them the experience necessary to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are best handled through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems enables a Podiatrist to design shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and reduce the chances of numerous conditions which the feet typically experience.