Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in Companion Animals: Second Edition
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Companion Animals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editors
Interests: veterinary sports medicine; sports dogs; working dogs
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Interests: veterinary; dog; biomechanics; horse dentistry; equine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sports medicine and rehabilitation in companion animals have become essential components of modern veterinary clinical practice. These disciplines offer targeted strategies to prevent, diagnose, and manage musculoskeletal, neurologic, and functional conditions affecting animals engaged in physical activity—whether as athletes, working animals, or aging pets. The increasing involvement of companion animals in demanding roles, including military, police, search and rescue, and assistance work, underscores the need for robust clinical protocols that ensure performance, recovery, and welfare.
In the second edition of this Special Issue, we welcome original clinical research, experimental studies, systematic reviews, and case reports that contribute to the advancement of veterinary rehabilitation and sports medicine. Topics of interest include orthopedic and neurologic rehabilitation, physical therapy modalities, pain management, cardiopulmonary fitness, gait analysis, fatigue and thermoregulation, and outcomes-based evaluation of therapeutic interventions.
We particularly encourage submissions that address the clinical management of working dogs and high-performance animals, as well as innovative or interdisciplinary approaches to rehabilitation. All contributions should aim to enhance the standard of care, promote functional recovery, and support evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Dr. Mila Benito
Dr. Francisco Miró Rodríguez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- veterinary rehabilitation
- canine sports medicine
- working dogs
- functional recovery
- therapeutic exercise
- musculoskeletal injury
- physical therapy
- pain management
- service animals
- gait analysis
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