Assisted flexion is a knee rehabilitation exercise where the good leg acts as a helper to increase the flexion.


Regaining range of motion after knee injury or surgery
Knee stiffness is common after knee injury or surgery. Fluid inside the joint as well as tissue inflammation cause pain and stiffness. Sticky adhesions may gum up normally-mobile tissue spaces and add to the problem.
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CLINICAL PUBLICATIONS
How often is functional range of motion obtained by manipulation for stiff total knee arthroplasty? Choi HR, Siliski J, Malchau H, Freiberg A, Rubash H and Kwon YM. Int Orthop. 2014 Aug;38(8):1641-5. doi: 10.1007/s00264-014-2421-z. Epub 2014 Jul 4.