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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our doctors spend an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to achieve a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to usual medical school and in fact several podiatry programs are located inside these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive health care training with an importance on problems regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are studied to address complications stretching from general problems for instance, fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are a lot more challenging like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have comprehensive surgical instruction which furnish them the prior experience crucial to execute surgical treatment on those troubles that are best managed through surgical intervention.
Our Doctors additionally have a thorough practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Comprehending biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatric physician to design footwear and orthotics which can give pain relief and minimize the risk of a large number of complications which the feet normally encounter.