This postgraduate certificate is a great learning opportunity which will enable you to position yourself as a prestigious veterinarian’’

The functional assessment of the patient undergoing physiotherapy is essential in order to be able to provide them with effective treatment, which is personalized and adjusted to the individual situation of each pet that comes for rehabilitation.

Knowing the basics of biomechanics will allow veterinarians to evaluate the relationship between the executed movement and the energy expenditure involved, so that the they can obtain the maximum possible performance.

Therefore, during the program, the biomechanical principles will be clarified, as well as how to correctly carry out a functional assessment. All this will be essential when administering a physiotherapy and rehabilitation plan which has been adapted to suit each small animal.

This complete compendium of contents will be condensed into a 100% online training course, full of multimedia and quality didactic material, and specially designed to lead the veterinarian to success in their daily practice.

You will learn from real case studies that will teach you how to achieve the best results in your daily practice”

This postgraduate certificate in Functional Assessment and Zookinesic Diagnosis in Small Animals contains the most complete and up to date scientific program on the market. The most important features of the program include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Functional Assessment and Zookinesic Diagnosis in Small Animals
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• New developments in Functional Assessment and Zookinesic Diagnosis in Small Animals 
• Practical exercises where self assessment can be used to improve learning
• Special focus on innovative methodologies in Functional Assessment and Zookinesic Diagnosis in Small Animals 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

A top quality program, especially oriented towards veterinarians who want to learn everything they need to conduct functional and diagnostic assessments in an optimal way”

The program includes, in its teaching staff, professionals belonging to the field of veterinary medicine, who bring their vast work experience to the course, in addition to recognized specialists from reference societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed using the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic program. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system developed by recognized and experienced experts in Functional Assessment and Zookinesic Diagnosis in Small Animals with great experience.

You will deal with the functional assessment of small animals from a global perspective which will help you diagnostically assess pets"

A quality postgraduate certificate, full of practical case studies specially designed to lead the veterinarian to success in their profession"

This TECH postgraduate certificate was created with the fundamental objective of providing veterinary professionals with the necessary skills to perform optimal functional assessments, with in-depth knowledge of all the aspects involved which will enable them to design rehabilitation plans tailored to the needs of each animal. The knowledge that will be addressed throughout the course will be hugely beneficial to professionals when entering a job market that is increasingly demanding specialist veterinarians with expertise in this area.

What is TECH's objective? To help professionals to achieve success in their careers’’

General objectives

• Evaluate the patient globally  
• Determine the basis for a good functional assessment  
• Examine static body position and gait assessment 
• Identify pain points or behavior, In this way, as well as compensatory body positions

Specific objectives

• Develop the appropriate guidelines and discipline to perform a complete assessment of our patient's 
• Examine the patient as a whole, taking into account the locomotor system and associated structures
• Define gait characteristics and identify gait abnormalities
• Assess and identify injuries that may be affecting the forelimb and hind limb 
• Examine the spine and identify tender points and/or lesions present, as well as neurological deficits associated with these alterations
• Establish the bases of Biomechanics and the elements used for its study
• Analyze the biomechanics of a patient, theoretically, by means of a system of levers

Thanks to this postgraduate certificate that TECH offers you, you will be able to position yourself as a prestigious veterinarian’’