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Physicians at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical therapy of the foot and ankle. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in about a decade in higher education, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to receive a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles typical medical school and various podiatry programmes lie within these schools. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
Upon the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have received significant healthcare education with an attention to on concerns regarding the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are trained to treat concerns extending from conventional ailments such as fungal and ingrown toe nails, to those which are more sophisticated for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have extensive surgical training which supply them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are ideally handled through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Understanding biomechanics and gait peculiarities facilitates a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can deliver pain relief and reduce the chances of countless problems which the feet normally encounter.