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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. They put in around ten years in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to attain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles standard medical school and in point of fact a number of podiatry training programs are contained inside these institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another one to three years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Podiatric physicians have gained considerable health care training with a stress on problems pertaining to the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are qualified to address problems ranging from general conditions for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are much more puzzling for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical training which supply them the prior experience required to execute surgery on those problems that are ideally managed through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors furthermore have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Comprehending biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it possible for a Foot doctor to design footwear and orthotics which can provide pain relief and reduce the chances of a large number of problems which the feet routinely encounter.