E2PT Project

Development of an electronic equipment for physical rehabilitation of equines in the transdermal application of therapeutic peloids.

Description

The E2PT project consists in the research, development and validation of a new veterinary therapy system, which integrates two therapeutic modalities, iontophoresis and pelotherapy (application of therapeutic clays), ensuring the ergonomic and biomechanical conditions of the horse's limbs, so that, in a localized way, it allows the application of therapeutic muds (peloids) in the prevention and treatment of tendon and ligament injuries.

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Objectives

The E2PT project aims to reconcile the knowledge regarding pelotherapy, in terms of Portuguese geological materials and their scientific validation for the treatment of tendon and ligament injuries, and the latest technology in electronic, biomedical and textile engineering, in order to develop an electronic device for the physical rehabilitation of horses in the transdermal application of therapeutic peloids.
This biomedical system provides for the integration in a single solution of the therapeutic modalities of iontophoresis and pelotherapy, in order to respond to the problem of equine injuries, acting passively and non-invasively, in an efficient and adaptable way.
To this end, an R&D strategy was outlined, based on the following phases:

To develop an electrode that ensures the ergonomic and biomechanical conditions of the horse's limbs and that, in a localized way, allows the application of therapeutic peloids in the prevention and treatment of tendon and ligament injuries;
The development of the electrode will allow the application of electric current, with the ability to maintain the temperature of the peloid to be applied to the horse's limbs. This electrode will be suited to the anatomy and physiology of the tendons and ligaments of the horse’s limbs.
Validate a therapeutic modality in injury prevention and physical rehabilitation of horses in a non-invasive and non-traumatic way.
The evaluation and validation of the device will consist of conducting, in a real environment, a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial of veterinary drugs, accompanied by the Ethics Committee of the University of Lisbon-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

Results

Iontophoresis

The Challenge in Combining Pelotherapy and Electrotherapy (Iontophoresis) in One Single Therapeutic Modality

Paper available here

Peloid

Assessment of Clayey Peloid Formulations Prior to Clinical Use in Equine Rehabilitation

Paper available here

News & Events

Final workshop

It is with immense satisfaction that we share the success of the closing event of the E2PT project - Equine ElectroPelotherapy!

We would like to thank the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon for the welcome and all those who joined us and who contributed to make the event truly remarkable!

The program of the event can be found here

Participation in the Alfredo da Silva Prize - Amélia de Mello Foundation (2nd edition).

Lisbon, Portugal

Technological Innovation, Mobility and Industry (COTEC Portugal)
PROJECT: The Challenge in Combining Pelotherapy and Electrotherapy (Iontophoresis) in One Single Therapeutic Modality.

More info here

Congress Participation – ISPRM2022 - 16th Annual Congress

Lisbon, Portugal

Poster 7037
Development and clinical validation of an Electronic Device for the physical Rehabilitation of Horses through transdermic application of Peloids: preliminary results