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Doctors at The Foot Institute – Red Deer specialize in the surgical and medical therapy of the foot and ankle. Our podiatrists invest an average of ten years in higher education, the first four years in undergraduate studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second four years in Medical School to receive a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and several podiatry programmes are located within these schools. After attaining a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute carry out a hospital "internship" or residency for yet another 1 to 3 years.
At the conclusion of the internship or post degree residency, our Podiatric doctors have obtained encompassing medical instruction with an emphasis on conditions involving the ankles and feet. They are skilled to treat conditions extending from usual ailments for instance ingrown and fungal toenails, to those which are more complex such as clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have comprehensive surgical education which furnish them the practical experience necessary to conduct surgery on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.
Doctors at the Foot Institute likewise have a thorough expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or carry out other activities. Knowing biomechanics and gait deviations makes it possible for a Podiatrist to create shoes and orthotics which can give pain relief and reduce the chances of countless troubles which the feet normally experience.