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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the ankle and foot. Foot Institute Podiatrists put in around a decade in learning, the first 4 years in undergraduate studies to acquire a Bachelors Degree, and the following four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to traditional medical school and in fact several podiatry training programs lie inside these institutions. After obtaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute finish a hospital "internship" or post degree residency for another 1 - 3 years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatrists have acquired extensive health care training with an importance on difficulties concerning the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to handle problems stretching from standard ailments such as ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are much more perplexing for example, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our physicians have substantial surgical instruction which give them the expertise essential to execute surgical treatment on those conditions that are best treated through surgical treatment.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the feet and legs receive as we walk, run or perform other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait irregularities enables a Podiatric physician to develop shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and avoid a large number of conditions which the feet usually encounter.