Dr. Mikail earned her veterinary degree from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP – Botucatu, Brazil) and completed her MS at Universidade de São Paulo (Brazil), with a focus on tendon healing using laser therapy.
At her private sports medicine practice, Espaço Equus, she addresses equine musculoskeletal disorders using multiple modalities – manual therapy, focused shockwave, laser, PEMF, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation – as well as exercises designed for the rehabilitation of equine athletic injuries.
In Brazil, she is a pioneer in the field of equine rehabilitation (since 1996) and thermography (since 2000). She authored the book Fisioterapia Veterinaria (2005 and 2009 editions). She coordinates an extensive annual course in equine rehabilitation – the reference course in Brazil since 2002.
During the last two Olympic and Paralympic Games, as equine physiotherapist team leader, she coordinated the work of the Equine Physiotherapy Service (staff, equipment, sessions) during Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020. She is one of the examining veterinarians who perform thermography in the Limb Sensitivity Control Program during FEI international competitions. She regularly speaks at national and international conferences. Her special interests include tendon and ligament repair, biomechanics, wound healing, pain management, kinesiology taping, fascia work, and thermography.