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Health professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical treatment of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors invest around a decade in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. After acquiring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received extensive healthcare instruction with a stress on difficulties pertaining to the feet and ankles. They are trained to handle problems stretching from familiar ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are far more perplexing like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have substantial surgical training which furnish them the practical experience necessary to perform surgery on those concerns that are best managed through surgical treatment.
Our Doctors likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet endure as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatric doctor to develop shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and prevent many issues which the feet normally encounter.