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Specialists at The Foot Institute – Red Deer focus on the medical and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle. They devote around 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to get a Bachelors Degree, and the next four years in Medical School to obtain a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School is similar to conventional medical school and in reality numerous podiatry training programs are contained inside these academic institutions. Upon securing a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute undertake a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.
At the fulfillment of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have gained encompassing health care instruction with an attention to on difficulties concerning the feet and ankles. Our Doctors are trained to manage difficulties extending from familiar ailments for instance fungal and ingrown toenails, to those which are far more challenging for example clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Doctors at The Foot Institute have considerable surgical education which give them the experience vital to carry out surgery on those issues that are ideally remedied through surgical intervention.
Foot Institute Doctors additionally have a comprehensive practical knowledge and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet submit to as we walk, run or perform other activities. Recognizing biomechanics and gait deviations enables a Podiatric doctor to create shoes and orthotics which can bestow pain relief and prevent a large number of complications which the feet commonly encounter.