The common treadmill may work for healthy athletes who want to increase their stamina. However,with special populations like, post-operative or acute clients, using a treadmill may not be the best first-choice. At Next Level Physio, our Alter G Anti gravity treadmill can help bridge the gap to helping you get back to your favorite activities.
Thanks to its precise unweighting technology, the special treadmill allows patients to expedite their physical recovery by pushing their training to limits they can otherwise never reach themselves.
How Does the Alter G Anti Gravity Treadmill Work?
How Does the Alter G Anti Gravity Treadmill Work?
Using NASA technology, the AlterG uses air pressure to literally lift the user comfortably at a fraction of their body weight as needed. Wanna know what it’s like to moonwalk? The AlterG can reduce the amount of gravity by over 80%! The Alter G takes the load off of your muscles and joints as you get back to your walking or running activities. It’s well documented in the research that early weightbearing can help accelerate recovery during physical therapy.
Our clients who have had surgery or a recent injury to their hip, knee, or ankle/foot love that they can walk at half of their bodyweight without pain!
Top Benefits of Alter G
Take a load off – The Alter G Anti Gravity Treadmill reduces a patient’s body weight by up to 80% making it ideal for patients who are recovering from surgery as well as the elderly and athletes who wish to exercise safely.
Comfortable and safe – Designed keeping optimal safety requirements in mind, the Alter G offers a comfortable workout experience. At Next Level Physio, we take this experience to the next level with a welcoming and judgement-free zone where everyone feels comfortable in their skin. Our therapists are always on hand to supervise treadmill use and ready to step in if there is an emergency.
Accelerate your recovery – The anti gravity treadmill offers users a chance to get pain-free and controlled exercise that can expedite recovery. It does this by preventing muscle strain, atrophy and by reducing swelling.
Is the Alter G right for me?
Post-surgery- If you’ve had surgery to your hip, knee, or foot & ankle, early weightbearing with low impact can improve your outcomes. However, your surgeon will often discuss weightbearing restrictions in the early post-op phase, which is hard to do unless you happen to have access to a pool. Using the AlterG, we can easily calibrate the amount of unloading to your prescribed weightbearing needs with the touch of a button.
Post-injury, chronic pain – Are you in physical therapy, but frustrated that you can’t train or get your mileage in for your next race because of that nagging hip or IT band issue or plantar fascia pain? Our hardcore runners and triathletes love that they they can maintain their training program as they rehab with us. The Alter G allows patients to regain mobility faster compared to traditional rehab technologies. The anti-gravity treadmill does most of the weight bearing work as users focus on muscle coordination in a low impact environment.
At Next Level Physio, we keep our Alter G Anti Gravity Treadmills in top condition so that our patients can get faster and better gains in their recovery.
