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Medical professionals at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists invest around a decade in education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to secure a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to usual medical school and in reality many podiatry programs are located inside these academic institutions. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute complete a hospital "internship" or residency for another 1 to 3 years.
At the completion of the internship or residency, our Foot doctors have obtained extensive medical instruction with a main focus on complications regarding the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are taught to treat concerns extending from normal disorders like ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are far more perplexing including clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have substantial surgical education which supply them the skill crucial to perform surgical treatment on those problems that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors also have an extensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet withstand as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait irregularities allows a Podiatric physician to develop footwear and orthotics which can offer pain relief and minimize the risk of countless troubles which the feet typically encounter.