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Dr.’s here at The Foot Institute – Red Deer concentrate on the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. They spend around 10 years in education, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the following 4 years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to traditional medical school and in reality various podiatry training programs are located within these schools. After receiving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained significant healthcare training with a main focus on concerns involving the ankles and feet. They are skilled to handle conditions extending from commonplace ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are a lot more intricate including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the expertise vital to perform surgical treatment on those complications that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a comprehensive expertise 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. Understanding biomechanics and gait deviations permits a Podiatrist to develop footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and prevent countless complications which the feet typically experience.