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THE ALTERG® ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL AT ROSE CITY PHYSICAL THERAPY

For orthopedic and sports medicine patients, your physical therapist and physician or surgeon may elect to add AlterGu00ae to your plan of care to assist in reaching your functional goals, which would be covered under your insurance. For the non-injured recreational, student, elite, and pro athlete, we offer a single use pay-as-you-go option, or punch cards that allow use in 15 minute increments. These are available at a discount versus the pay-as-you-go option, and come in a 20 pack of 15-minute punches (Eg: A 45 minute session would be three 15-minute punches). If you are interested in the AlterGu00ae, we provide a complimentary 15-minute session to introduce you to the use and benefits of it. Give us a call at 503.228.1306 or email us at reception@rosecitypt.com to inquire about this.

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THE ALTERG® ANTI-GRAVITY TREADMILL AT ROSE CITY PHYSICAL THERAPY

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  1. ROSECITYPT.COM THE ALTERG® ANTI- GRAVITY TREADMILL AT ROSE CITY PHYSICAL THERAPY Thetermanti-gravitycanleadtothoughtsofspace.Dr.RobertWhalen,aNASAengineerworkedtodevelop technologytohelpastronautsexerciseinspacetocounteracttheeffectswhichleadtoboneandmuscle loss.HissonSeanlookedtocreateanti-gravityonearth,leadingtotheconceptoftheanti-gravitytreadmill in2005,whichusesairtoliftoroff-loadtheuser’sbodyweight.Initially,thetreadmillwasusedbyOlympic runners,theNBA,theNFL,andatuniversitiesfortheirathlete’srehabilitationandperformancetraining. Now,itisfoundinphysicaltherapyclinicsforrehabilitationforpatientsthatwouldbenefitfromdecreasing bodyweightontheirbones,jointsandsofttissues.

  2. BenefitsoftheAlterG® Anti-GravityTreadmill NASADifferentialAirPressuretechnologyallowsprecise (lessthan5% difference) adjustmentsofthe amountofbodyweight (decreasingby1-80%) forwalkingandrunning,whichisespeciallyimportantpost- operativelywhenweight-bearingneedstobelimitedperthesurgeon’sprotocoltofosterhealingand decreasere-injury.Theunweightingcanallowearlierwalkingandrunning,aswellas,withthetreadmillbelt notmoving,lowerbodyexercisesinstanding,withdecreasedpainandpotentiallyquickerrecovery. Researchshowsthatgroundreactionforcesandmusclestrainaredecreased,butmechanicsforwalking andrunningremainsimilar. RecoverfromHip & KneeSurgeryFasterand withLessPainthanTraditionalTherapies Infact,duetotheabilitytoresumeearlygait (walking),mechanicscanberestoredsoonerpostfractureand surgery (Eg:kneeorhipjointreplacement,hiplabrumsurgery,ACLreconstruction,cartilagemicrofracture, meniscusrepair,achillestendonrepair,andfootoranklesurgery).AtRoseCityPhysicalTherapywetreata hightotalhipandkneereplacementpopulation,whichresearchshowsareaidedbydecreasedpain, increasedexercisecompliance,andimprovedearlyfunctionwithinthefirst3monthsofsurgerywithuseof theAlterG®.Forthosewithkneeosteoarthritisthathavelimitedabilitytowalkduetopain,quadricepand hamstringstrengthincreasedsignificantly,alongwithwalkingtolerance,andoverallfunctionafter12 weeksofAlterG® use. IncreaseyourAthleticPerformancewiththe AlterG® Anti-GravityTreadmill AthletescanusetheAlterG® treadmilltoreturntoorcontinueathleticperformancebycrosstrainingto achievecardiovascularfitness,buildweeklyrunningvolumeabovethatwhichtheymighttolerateonterra firma,andover-speedtrain; butwithdecreasedoveruseloadsonthetissues.Astheyprogress,theycan taperthepercentofbodyweightunloadingtoprogressivelyloadtheirsystem.Comparedtorunningin water,kinematicswiththeAlterG® treadmillallowsnormalrunningmechanics. HighintensityintervaltrainingprogramscanalsobecompletedusingtheAlterG®,butwithdecreasedinjury risk.Aprotocolhasbeenestablishedtoachievethesamemetabolicload,aswithatraditionaltreadmill. Researchusingthisprotocolfounda3.3% performanceincreaseafter4weeks.Thoserunningonthe AlterG® hadagreaterimprovementthantraditionaltreadmilluse,asitseemsthedecreasedbodyweight, withincreasedspeed,leadstooptimalload.

  3. AlterG® TreadmillFeatures Inadditiontothebodyweightunweighting,theAlterG® treadmillprovidesauser-friendlyintuitive touchscreen,inclineanddeclineangles,backwardwalking (whichhasrehabbenefitsforrestoringfullknee extensionandengagingthequadricepmuscle),side-stepwalkingforcoordination,balanceandearly agility,andlowerbodyexerciseswiththetreadmillnotmoving.Italsoprovidesdataonwalkingandrunning suchaspercentofbodyweight,cadence (steprate/perminute) andsteplength,aswellassidetoside symmetry. HowdoestheuseoftheAlterG® treadmillwork?Itisbesttowearfittedexerciseclothingonthelowerhalf, suchasrunningtightsorspandexworkoutshorts,toallowapairoftheAlterG® fittedshortstogooveryour clothing,andwalkingorrunningshoes.AlsobesuretohydratepriorandduringuseoftheAlterG® justas youshouldduringanyexercise.YouwillbeinstructedonhowtoputontheshortsandgetintotheAlterG® andthepropersettingswillbeapplied.Datacanthenbeanalyzedbyyourphysicaltherapistand adjustmentsmadeasneeded.Clearwindowpanelsonthesideofthedecompressionairchamberallowsfor visualanalysisofone’sgaitandproperexercise. CompetitivelyPricedPackagesfortheAlterG® TreadmillatRoseCity Fororthopedicandsportsmedicinepatients,yourphysicaltherapistandphysicianorsurgeonmayelectto addAlterG® toyourplanofcaretoassistinreachingyourfunctionalgoals,whichwouldbecoveredunder yourinsurance.Forthenon-injuredrecreational,student,elite,andproathlete,weofferasingleusepay-as- you-gooption,orpunchcardsthatallowusein15minuteincrements.Theseareavailableatadiscount versusthepay-as-you-gooption,andcomeina20packof15-minutepunches (Eg:A45minutesession wouldbethree15-minutepunches).IfyouareinterestedintheAlterG®,weprovideacomplimentary15- minutesessiontointroduceyoutotheuseandbenefitsofit.Giveusacallat503.228.1306oremailusat reception@rosecitypt.comtoinquireaboutthis. Original Source: https://rosecitypt.com/the-alterg-anti-gravity- treadmill-at-rose-city-physical-therapy/

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