João Paulo Marques, DVM, MRCVS, CERP, IVCA, IVAS
J. Paulo Marques received his Veterinary Degree from the University of Veterinary Medicine (FMV-UTL) in Lisbon in 1995.
He is certified in Animal Chiropractic by the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA), certified in Veterinary Acupuncture by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) and a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CERP) by the University of Tennessee.
He is an Instructor of the Equine Rehabilitation certificate (CERP) and an FEI Official Veterinarian for Jumping, Dressage, Eventing and Driving.
A past Member of the Board of Directors of the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA) and Honorary Member of this Association, also a past Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy (IAVRPT) and a past President of the Portuguese Association of Veterinary Acupuncture (APAMV).
He was a guest professor at Lusófona University (ULHT) and Technical University (FMV-UTL) in Lisbon, on Equine Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Acupuncture and Chiropractic.
He was founder and Director of the equine practice Equidesporto in Portugal, and he was co-founder and Director of the Equine Rehabilitation Centre Hidrovet.
He was a member of the Equine Physiotherapy Team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021, and of the Physiotherapy and Supportive Therapies Team at the World Equestrian Championships in Herning in 2022 and Pratoni in 2022, and team leader of the Equine Physiotherapy Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
He is Editor and co-author of the textbook “Essential Facts of Equine Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine”, published in 2024.
His main areas of interest are Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sport Medicine and Integrative Medicine in the performance horse.
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