Southern Therapy Services/FYZICAL is committed to providing innovative products and services that help to improve our patients’ mobility and health. We are proud to offer the latest technology in rehabilitation and training to the West Georgia area. The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill provides patients and athletes an option unlike any other.
The innovative AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is a game changer in physical therapy rehabilitation. You can benefit from this precise unweighting technology, whether you are a patient or an athlete dealing with lower body injuries, chronic pain, or neurological conditions that inhibit mobility. AlterG helps a broad spectrum of people from top-level athletes, orthopedic and neurologic patients, pediatric, geriatric patients, and those looking to lose weight to achieve their health, wellness or performance goals.
The story of how the anti-gravity treadmill came to exist is fascinating. The idea and technology came from NASA, developed initially to create differential air pressure (DAP). DAP is designed to help astronauts maintain fitness during prolonged space flight. The DAP technology found its way to the world of physical therapy when AlterG purchased the patent. They combined this technology with an advanced pressure regulation system and a treadmill to produce the first anti-gravity treadmill. AlterG is the first company to use a pressurized enclosure to provide a counterforce to the person’s body weight.
What does the AlterG do?
The AlterG is a state-of-the-art treadmill. The AlterG calculates your body weight and uses air displacement to make your body weight lighter than normal. This makes it easier for people with hip or knee injuries who can’t fully handle the impact caused by regular treadmill running. AlterG uses its technology to lower your body weight. The treadmill ranges from 100% weight equivalence down to 20% (this level feels like you’re jumping around on the moon!).
Conditions the AlterG is useful for include:
- Total Hip or Total Knee Replacements
- Meniscus Repair
- ACL Reconstruction
- Arthritis
- Stress Fractures
- Ankle Sprains
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Stroke Rehab
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Fall Prevention
- Cerebral Palsy
- Multiple Sclerosis
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill allows you to:
- Reduce the impact of gravity by selecting any weight between 20% and 100% of your body weight by 1% increments.
- Rehabilitate lower extremity injuries with less pain and less impact.
- Improve mobility, strength and safety for those with neurological & balance conditions.
- Provide a safe way to lose weight and exercise more intensively while unweighted.
- Train without pain and reduce the stress to joints and muscles.
- Recover effectively and with less pain after training or competition.
Rehab & Train Unburdened...
“After falling and fracturing my leg, I was only able to bear 50 lbs. of weight through my leg. I was scared at first, but it was amazing, I felt like I was floating on air. I couldn’t believe I was walking and not in pain. The AlterG is definitely helping me reach my rehabilitation goals.” ~Sandra J., Patient
