AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
The AlterG anti-gravity treadmill is similar to an ordinary treadmill except for one difference: the air pressure can be adjusted, creating a weightless chamber, similar to walking on air. It is for people recovering from surgery or injury, and for anyone who wants to train with less pain and impact at Spine & Rehab Specialists in El Paso, Texas.
Walking on air, at the body weight you choose
You choose how much of your body weight the treadmill carries, anywhere between 20% and 100% in 1% increments. Less gravity means less pain and less impact while you rebuild.
The AlterG helps you recover from surgery or injury faster. You can get back on your feet after an injury, train smarter or simply improve your strength and mobility.
What the AlterG helps with
Our physical therapists use it for goals like these.
- Rehabilitate lower extremity injuries with less pain and less impact
- Improve mobility, strength and safety for those with neurological conditions
- Maintain and develop fitness while rehabilitating from injury or surgery
- Keep exercising when an injury, soreness or painful joints would otherwise keep you off your feet
- Build endurance and leg strength without the usual pounding and impact on your body
- Exercise with less pain on your joints, as a safe way to lose weight
How patients use it
Recovering
Reduce impact and pain while you rehab and get back to your normal self.
Training
Stay motivated by walking, and even running again, at your target body weight. Push sessions further and longer with less risk of injury.
Recovering after hard work
Recover faster after a game, race or hard workout with "active recovery".
Part of a larger program
The treadmill sits alongside the rest of our equipment and the orthopedic rehabilitation we provide. Ask us about it when you call, and we will tell you how to schedule sessions at our clinics in El Paso, Texas.
Elite athletic organizations condition and rehab with AlterG, and you can use the same approach.
Related care
Try the anti-gravity treadmill
Call our Edgemere or Physicians clinic, or request an appointment. We see patients in El Paso, Texas.
We see patients at our Edgemere and Physicians clinics in El Paso, Texas.