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Horseback riding as a form of physical therapy for cerebral palsy patients has been well-respected and used for decades. Known as hippotherapy, it can improve coordination, balance and strength as the patient responds to the horse\u2019s motions.<\/p>\n

But horses are not accessible for everyone. They\u2019re expensive. They require food and shelter. They need space. Some patients are scared of them.<\/p>\n

Electronic hippotherapy simulation devices\u2014part of a field called biomechatronics\u2014have been created in recent years to take the place of horses. But the devices have drawbacks. They don\u2019t feel authentic. There\u2019s no interaction between horse and riders, no feeling the moving muscles of a horse underneath. In the end, they\u2019re a machine, not a living animal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey use electrical motors or some kind of mechanical system. It\u2019s sometimes noisy,\u201d explained Erkan Kaplanoglu, associate professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.<\/p>\n

But Kaplanoglu is trying to change that.<\/p>\n

An expert in biomechatronics, he uses technology\u2014like a mechanical horse\u2014to solve physiological issues such as making rehabilitation and exercise accessible for everyone. At the eighth International Cerebral Palsy and Development Disorder Conference,<\/a> Kaplanoglu will introduce some of these technological solutions.<\/p>\n

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A patient demonstrates the MarHippo system, sitting atop the simulation device and playing its game.<\/p><\/div>\n

Working with health sciences faculty members at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey, Kaplanoglu has helped design a better simulation device\u2014 the MarHippo. Its pneumatic muscles don\u2019t feel so robotic. \u201cThey feel like a real horse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Created specifically for children, MarHippo is designed to keep its younger users\u2019 attention. Instead of just riding on a device that mimics a horse, it\u2019s set up like a game with a screen out front providing visuals such as meandering down a trail. It has a saddle\u2014sort of like an electric bull\u2014a handlebar to hold and stirrups for feet.<\/p>\n

MarHippos also are programmable for each patient, catering to the child\u2019s individual needs. Through Bluetooth sensors, a patient\u2019s muscles are monitored for the movements in real time.<\/p>\n

Biomechatronics at UTC<\/h3>\n

UTC students are getting experience with biomechatronics designs through an on-campus lab dedicated to the technology. In the Biomechatronics and Assistive Technology Lab, better known as the BioAstLab, undergraduate and graduate students led by Kaplanoglu are tackling smart prosthetics and orthotic systems\u2014braces, alignment, support\u2014 an electromyography (EMG)-controlled balance board and other biomechatronics projects designed to assist the human body.<\/p>\n

Although it\u2019s housed in the Department of Engineering Management and Technology, BioAstLab is collaborative in nature, working with biomedical and medical departments at UTC, as well as other higher education institutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur lab seeks to advance the science of smart prosthesis\/orthosis and rehabilitation robotics research to address health and lifestyle issues affecting individuals with physical disabilities and develop the next generation of mechatronics engineers,\u201d Kaplanoglu explained.<\/p>\n

For Kaplanoglu, biomechatronics is personal. About 10 years ago, a veteran friend lost his hand, and it was replaced with a prosthetic. But the hand\u2019s functions were limited. It could open and close, providing the ability to grip items between thumb and fingers. That was about it.\u201cHe deserved better,\u201d Kaplanoglu said. \u201cI told myself that I need to design more. A smarter one.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the time, \u201csmart prosthetics,\u201d as he calls them, had some serious hurdles to overcome. Most were too heavy, too noisy or their batteries did not last long enough for practical use.\u201cYou can design good, multifunctional hands, but they\u2019re going to be heavy, and people cannot wear them,\u201d Kaplanoglu explained. \u201cAnd if your battery dies in the middle of the day, that’s not good. So, you have to make sure that your design is lightweight, noiseless and has a good battery management system.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Erkan Kaplanoglu, standing, and Mickael Young, seated, demonstrate an EMG controlled balance board. Designed with Erlanger Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Jeremy Bruce, Physical Therapy Assistant Professor Max Jordon and Engineering Management and Technology Department Head Ahad Nasab. The balance board can help evaluate and treat motor control deficiencies in individuals with chronic low back pain, Cerebral Palsy and other other development disorders. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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UTC professor describes how technology is being designed to treat symptoms of cerebral palsy, create smarter prosthetics and more.<\/p>\n

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