AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill

4DHP offers the performance edition of the anti-gravity treadmill by AlterG for workers and residents of Sydney's CBD.

The Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill proves to be a clinically significant tool in managing a variety of populations through decreasing physiological strain and heightening safety. With this technology, both the evidence-based research and our clinical experience have demonstrated it to be monumental in an individual’s recovery and maintenance of their condition/injury.

As it offers an alternative for weight-bearing exercise, orthopaedic patients see significantly reduced pain without compromising joint integrity, favouring osteoarthritis. Additionally, this reduced joint loading allows the incorporation of the treadmill into postoperative protocols to reach full weight bearing.

Similarly, gait training using the Anti-Gravity treadmill appeals to the majority of neurological pathologies, improving the motor learning of kinematics that favour functional improvements; seen especially in Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebrovascular Accidents, and Traumatic Brain Injury.

There is no significant change in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure associated with cardiac patients; allowing deconditioned clients with lower body pain to participate in treadmill exercise and stress testing.

This heightened safety allows us to target gait kinematics and walking speed in geriatric patients, ultimately improving their balance and functional capacity in activities of daily living.

This technology is significant in managing sports/performance training. By reducing the metabolic demand for the athlete, we can manipulate the cardiovascular and weight-bearing load in training blocks to prepare for future events. Additionally, an athlete post-injury would benefit from reduced joint and muscle loading with the goal of returning to athletic performance.