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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the surgical and medical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists spend about 10 years in learning, the first four years in undergrad studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School corresponds to conventional medical school and as a matter of fact quite a number podiatry training programs are located inside these institutions. After achieving a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional 1 - 3 years.
Upon the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained extensive medical education with a stress on problems regarding the ankles and feet. They are studied to treat difficulties ranging from regular ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are much more complicated including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at the Foot Institute have considerable surgical instruction which supply them the practical experience vital to conduct surgical treatment on those complications that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Foot Institute Doctors likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet go through as we walk, run or perform other activities. Having knowledge of biomechanics and gait problems facilitates a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid numerous issues which the feet regularly encounter.