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> The motors assist you in raising your leg -- hip extension. That's all they do. Raising your leg is hip flexion. Also this device seems to help in both dire
by Toutouxc 2y ago
> The motors assist you in raising your leg -- hip extension. That's all they do.
Raising your leg is hip flexion.
Also this device seems to help in both directions: (from their specs page, maybe an awkward translation)
> As demonstrated on the product page, the Hypershell simultaneously drives two sets of leg levers, creating smooth and natural movements in both directions.
> The system produces two forces: one to assist in lifting the leg and another to aid in pushing the leg forward.
- A_D_E_P_T 2y ago> Raising your leg is hip flexion. Oh, shoot, you're right. Thanks for the correction. > The system produces two forces: one to assist in lifting the leg and another to aid in pushing the leg forward. If that's the case, then this model must assist in hip flexion and extension -- helping you raise one leg as it gently pushes back on the other to drive you forward. It would certainly lower the metabolic cost of walking, but I'm not sure of the magnitude of the effect.