Rancang Bangun Alat Terapi Nyeri Lutut Berbasis Arduino

The knee is the largest joint in the human body. Like other joints, the knee consists of several structures, such as muscle cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and nerves. Almost all leg movements depend on the knee joint. Therefore, the Knee Brace or Health Knee Brace is a tool designed to provide stability support and reduce knee pain. The purpose of this study was to design and build an Arduino-based knee pain therapy tool and to test the safety and effectiveness of the tool in reducing knee pain. This tool is designed using Arduino Mega as a microcontroller, using a DS18b20 sensor that functions as a temperature reader on the Knee support which has a heater pad as a heat generator, a Vibration Motor as a vibration effect giver on the tool and a 2.4 TFT LCD Touch Screen as a display and a 12V adapter on this tool. According to the analysis of the tool made by the researcher, based on the results of the function and performance tests, the Arduino-based Knee Pain Therapy tool can function properly and safely.