A novel contractile vacuum actuator and multi-actuator development for knee extension assist

Stroke, total knee replacement, and osteoarthritis are common causes that can result in temporary/permanent lower-limb motion impairments. Such patients require physiotherapy interventions to recover their lost motion capabilities. With the increasing number of such patients, there is also an ever-increasing demand on physiotherapists. Hence, there is a need for physiotherapy assistive devices tha...