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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer provide services for the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They devote an average of 10 years in learning, the first 4 years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to secure a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to typical medical school and as a matter of fact numerous podiatry training programs are located within these schools. After procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Podiatrists at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for an additional one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or post degree residency, our Foot doctors have acquired substantial healthcare training with an attention to on problems concerning the feet and ankles. Foot Institute Doctors are skilled to care for conditions varying from basic problems such as ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more puzzling like clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have extensive surgical education which give them the prior experience required to perform surgical treatment on those conditions that are ideally treated through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute furthermore have a comprehensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities makes it easy for a Podiatric physician to design shoes and orthotics which can offer pain relief and avoid many issues which the feet typically encounter.