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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialise in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in an average of a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the 2nd four years in Medical School to acquire a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and quite a number podiatry programs are located within these academic institutions. After getting a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained extensive healthcare education with an emphasis on difficulties involving the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to treat conditions extending from standard disorders for instance, ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more complex for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which supply them the experience needed to execute surgical treatment on those issues that are ideally treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute 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 activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait peculiarities empowers a Foot doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and minimize the risk of countless problems which the feet regularly encounter.