A Healthier Tomorrow For Seniors Begins Today
There are numerous benefits of implementing a senior rehabilitation and mobility program that is comfortable and safe. It can inhibit or postpone bone loss, diabetes and heart issues. It can also reduce arthritis pain, anxiety, and depression. It also prevents functional decline which allows for independence in essential activities of daily living, such as walking, bathing, dressing, getting up from a chair, and using the toilet.
For the first time, senior rehabilitation and mobility are easily monitored and progress verified with AlterG’s Anti-Gravity Treadmill in the most needed exercise areas :
- Endurance - walking strengthens muscles and improves the health of the heart and circulatory system
- Strengthening - increase muscle tissue mass and decrease age-related muscle atrophy
- Range of Motion – keep the body flexible and maintain good joint health
- Balance – reduces the likelihood of falls by training in a controlled environment
“We love our AlterG. It serves our population perfectly. It gives us the opportunity to have our clients walk distances and at a pace they wouldn’t dream of. It doesn’t cure the common cold, but it sure cures the common knee or hip pains!”
Maryann Bowles
PT Rehab Services Manager
Life Care Center of Littleton, CO
Functional Rehabilitation
Physically frail elderly persons who received supervised functional rehabilitation therapy that included strength training improved on function, strength, balance, mobility, and quality of life measures, according to studies conducted by Yale researchers reported in the October 3, 2002 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers saw a 45 % decrease in impairment after 7 months of balance and strength training. The AlterG treadmill has been FDA cleared for strengthening and conditioning in older patients.
FDA cleared rehabilitative uses include any lower body disability, neurological gait training, geriatric strength training, fall prevention and weight loss programs. The AlterG’s rehabilitation equipment has been implemented by leading assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, hospitals and physical therapy clinics including; Life Care Centers of America, Steadman-Hawkins, UCSF, NovaCare, Stanford University, Harvard University and Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Current Customers
Azura of Lakewood
Abbey Wood Living & Rehab Center
Catalina Healthcare Center
Christian Living Communities
Heritage Therapy Services
Life Care Center of America, Cheyenne, WY
Life Care Center of America, Colorado Springs
Life Care Center of America, Columbine Manor
Life Care Center of America, Estero
Life Care Center of America, Florrisant
Life Care Center of America, Garden Terrace
Life Care Center of America, Greeley
Life Care Center of America, Hixson
Life Care Center of America, Kona
Life Care Center of America, Littleton
Life Care Center of America, Longmont
Life Care Center of America, Melbourne
Life Care Center of America, New Market
Life Care Center of America, Pueblo
Life Care Center of America, Valley View Villa
Life Care Center of America, West Bridgewater
Morse Life, West Palm Beach, FL
Northfield Centre for Health & Rehabilitation
Spooner Physical Therapy, Phoenix, AZ
Spooner Physical Therapy, Scottsdale, AZ
St. Catherine of Siena
