AlterG – Anti Gravity Treadmill
The innovative AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is a game changer in physical therapy rehabilitation.
Here at BPRC we like to give our clients the best rehabilitation available therefore we are proud to introduce the ONLY AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill here in Bahrain!!!
The innovative AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is a game changer in physical therapy rehabilitation.
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Whether you’re a patient or an athlete dealing with lower body injuries, chronic pain or neurological conditions that inhibit mobility, you can benefit from the un-weighting capabilities of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill. The Anti-Gravity Treadmill helps a broad spectrum of people – top level athletes, orthopaedic, neurological, paediatric, geriatric patients and those looking to lose weight – to achieve personal health, wellness or performance goals.
The AlterG can;
- Reduce gravity’s impact 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, gait, strength and safety for those with neurological conditions
- Safe and effective way to lose weight and treat obesity while unweighted
- Train without pain and reduce the stress to joints and muscles
- Recover effectively and with less pain after training or competition
- Gradual weight-bearing rehabilitation after injury or surgery
- Strength, conditioning and mobility in a fall-safe environment for older patients
- Injury prevention / Sport specific conditioning / Fitness improvement programs
- Aerobic/Cardiovascular conditioning without stressing injured areas
Working in conjunction with the BPRC team, the Alter G will literally help you get back on your feet sooner. The Alter G reduces your body weight by up to 80%, therefore reducing the load on your lower extremity. Patients find they can return to activity sooner without the pain experienced with full body loading.
The benefits of this are twofold: loading the affected area safely (e.g. in hip replacements where patients are asked to walk as soon as practical) whilst establishing a normal gait pattern (which is the first goal of rehab).
Typical Scenarios would include;
- Post orthopaedic surgery
- Neurological conditions including loss of balance and stroke
- Post injury including stress fracture
- Restoration of normal gait
The Alter G has many benefits for the sports community as well as any other land-based activity involving running or requiring cardiovascular fitness. Running in an off-loaded environment reduces the load on the lower extremities which has several benefits;
- Increased mileage without the injury risk
- Return to activity sooner after an injury
- Increase top speed
- Maintain speed/intensity, even when injured, without worsening the condition
Elderly and obese populations are welcome to use this excellent facility. The enclosed nature of the Alter G provides for a safe environment for all, and the state of the art technology will determine the amount of weight reduction required.
The Alter G may be especially suitable for those clients who don’t wish to commence fully loaded running due to excessive weight. The Alter G may be a suitable alternative to increasing aerobic conditioning, without the negative consequences of high impacts and loading during normal running.
The use of the Alter G is fully supervised by one of our team, allowing you to maximise your workout.
- Each session is 35 minutes, including set-up/dismount
- Do wear clean shoes as any grit, dirt etc. can damage the machine
- Do wear well fitted shorts / skin tight leggings or similar clothing
- The first time will form your induction – we will run through any safety procedures and kit requirements: we’ll work out what size shorts you require and we’ll provide a programme based on your goals and needs
- Minimum Weight; 85lbs (39kg) Maximum Weight; 400lbs (181kg)
- Minimum Height; 4’8” (142cm) Maximum Height; 6’4” (193cm)
For further details please contact our Client Care Team.
Telephone: 00 973 35193767
Email: [email protected]