Portable Knee Dynamometer

Status: Completed

Start Date: 2017-01-09

End Date: 2018-06-21

Description: With a commercial partner, we are developing a portable knee dynamometer for strength assessment and rehabilitation of the knee. These developments are advancing the technology for spaceflight to yield a device for assessing astronaut muscle strength in space, allowing real-time adjustments to countermeasures protocol and helping to eliminate a Human Research Roadmap Gap.

Lead Organization: Johnson Space Center