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Specialists here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors put in about 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to regular medical school and in reality several podiatry programs are contained inside these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained wide-ranging healthcare instruction with an attention to on conditions pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to treat conditions extending from conventional problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more challenging for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical training which supply them the skill necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best handled through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors also have an extensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities enables a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent numerous problems which the feet commonly encounter.