09/10/2025
Perfect symmetry doesn’t guarantee comfort.
Dogs are masters of compensation.
Even with “clean” gait symmetry, they may show:
• Bilateral pain (e.g., both elbows)
• Equal-sided compensations
• Neurological deficits hiding behind control
That’s why measuring how a dog moves is more important than simply comparing sides.
Motion analysis goes beyond observation. It gives us functional data.
Especially relevant in chronic or unexplained lameness cases.