Prof. Dr. Ângela Martins graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine in 1991, was Clinical Director of the Vetarrábida Veterinary Clinic beginning in 1996 and moved to the Arrábida Veterinary Hospital in 2008. She graduated from the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (Small Animals) in 2023. She completed her Master's studies in Physical Medicine and Animal Rehabilitation in 2016 and Ph.D. studies in Veterinary Sciences at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, in 2023. She has been a Member of the of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCOS) since 2019, and has been a Professor in Veterinary Medicine at Lusofona University since 2012, and in Veterinary Nursing at Instituto Politécnico da Lusofonia since 2019.