Barbara Bockstahler studied veterinary medicine in Vienna, where she initially worked freelance in the small animal practice after completing her studies (1996 - 2002). Since 1999 she has been head of the Service for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna. Barbara Bockstahler has been a specialist veterinarian for physiotherapy and rehabilitation (Austria) since 2004 and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner of the University of Tennessee since 2007. Her research interest is dedicated to the biomechanics of dogs and she habilitated on this topic in 2009. In 2016 she became a Diplomate of the American College for Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. She is a founding member and current past president of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.