Maria Calatayud received her Physiotherapy Degree from the Cardenal Herrera CEU University of Valencia, Spain, in 2008. After graduation, she completed a Master’s Degree (MSc) in Osteopathic Manual and a Master’s Degree in Equine Physiotherapy, postgraduate Equine Physiotherapy course. Her clinical experience led her to focus on myofascial pain. She has specialised in equine and human dry needling and earned her PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona with cum laude distinction. Her doctoral thesis, titled “Effectiveness of dry needling in the treatment of local pain caused by trigger points in the equine brachiocephalicus muscle”, explored the identification and treatment of equine myofascial pain.