AlterG anti-gravity treadmill
It is a medical tool that allows the total control of body weight borne in the lower limbs through the use of air in a controlled pressure chamber used to softly lift the user. Using precise calibration, it helps to produce a very specific weight reduction that goes from 100% to 20% of the body weight of the user in 1% increases. Something that no other weight reduction system can do.
Distinctive characteristics
Other types of rehabilitation, such as therapy in water, already allow us to reduce the impact on joints, but it has two significant handicaps. It is not possible to quantify the amount of weight that is reduced, and also the switch from the aquatic environment to land represents a highly significant change, and therefore it is not possible to progressively increase the load. Another essential characteristic is the freedom of movements of the lower limb, that it can get around with complete freedom, as well as the upper part of the trunk, which is why the sensation of running is completely actual. On the other hand, in injuries where stability and balance are compromised the patient receives a sensation of complete security, thus reducing the risk of falling.
Directions
- Rehabilitation of injuries in the lower limbs (fractures, post-operational affectation meniscal, ligamentario and cartilaginous, edemas dare you, regional syndrome complex…)
- Processing of neurological lesions (ACV, medullary injury, neuromuscular patients with weak musculature, prevention of falls for problems of stability…)
- Lumbar pathology (vertebral fractures, spinal disc herniation, osteroporosis…)
- General maintenance to fight against illnesses in senior citizens.
Objectives
- It enables the protection of the damaged tissue.
- It increases the range of movement.
- Earlier return to physical activity.
- Prevents atrophy due to disuse.
- Encourages a faster return of motor control.