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Podiatrists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next 4 years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to general medical school and actually many podiatry training programs lie inside these schools. Upon achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Physicians at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the finalization of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have gained substantial health care instruction with a concentration on concerns regarding the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are qualified to manage problems stretching from common conditions like 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 substantial surgical training which provide them the prior experience necessary to execute surgery on those concerns that are best treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute additionally have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs undergo as we walk, run or carry out other tasks. Learning about biomechanics and gait irregularities enables a Podiatric physician to design footwear and orthotics that can give pain relief and help prevent numerous complications which the feet frequently encounter.