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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Doctors spend approximately 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in fact several podiatry programs lie within these schools. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Doctors have received considerable medical instruction with a concentration on conditions pertaining to the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are skilled to deal with issues ranging from standard problems like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more intricate like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have significant surgical instruction which furnish them the practical experience required to conduct surgical treatment on those troubles that are ideally managed 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 receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Learning about biomechanics and gait problems makes it possible for a Podiatric doctor to design footwear and orthotics that can bestow pain relief and reduce the chances of countless issues which the feet usually encounter.