Tag Archives: AlterG

The Gift of Running | Week 4

By Paty | Published: August 17, 2010
I am very surprised at what a difference it makes to increase my weight ratio from 50% to 55% on the AlterG.  No surprise that once again it was a real struggle to maintain a solid running pace at 55% body weight. The first mile on day one was tough.  I had some regression in the [...]
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AlterG Welcomes Advisory Board Members

By Kate | Published: July 30, 2010
AlterG is honored to announce the formation of its advisory board, consisting of leaders in the fields of medicine, physical therapy, and scientific research. These professionals will help AlterG discover how its innovative anti-gravity treadmill can be applied in the medical, rehabilitation, sports performance, and research arenas. AlterG will benefit from the input of these industry [...]
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Do You Tweet?

By Kate | Published: July 22, 2010
More and more these days the term “social networking” has become part of our vocabulary and way of life.  There are all sorts of various uses such as, communication with friends and family, promoting business, keeping track of news & events, and even keeping up to date with technology itself as it moves into the [...]
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New Journal Article Highlights Potential Benefits of Lower Body Positive Pressure In Orthopedic Rehabilitation

By Jacon Chun MPT SCS ATC CSCS | Published: July 16, 2010
A journal article published in the June 2010 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation concluded that lower body positive pressure (LBPP) treadmill training devices could be highly effective for rehabilitation after orthopedic injuries and/or orthopedic procedures. Body weight support has been used historically to unweight the lower extremities in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation. [...]
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Good Research is Hard to Do…

By Dev Mishra MD | Published: July 7, 2010
As Chief Medical Officer at AlterG, a large part of my job is to help us organize and oversee the research efforts of our fantastic independent researchers.  We hear directly from some of our customers that high quality research is important to help give scientific validity to the excellent results they see in working with [...]
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The Gift of Running | Week 3

By Paty | Published: June 28, 2010
This was a tough week.  I tried to move to 55% body weight, but I wasn’t ready.  In my usual fashion, I want to push it along to lower weights faster, but I have to remember to be patient and allow my body the time it needs to acclimate to the higher weights. It’s frustrating to [...]
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Fall Marathon Training Kicks Off in the Heat. A Few Thoughts on Hydration

By Kimberly Peek | Published: June 24, 2010
This week marked the beginning of Fall Marathon Training, my second attempt at a marathon. This time around, I’m taking a more conservative approach, hoping to make it to marathon day injury-free. As I ran along the trail in the early mornings, grumbling because it was humid and already 70 degrees, I thought about how [...]
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Makin’ It Happen

By Kate | Published: June 15, 2010
A local elite runner in Wisconsin named Jenny Crain was hit by a car over 2 years ago and is slowly re-learning every day to day activities.  Recently she was able to start using the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill at Salus Inc. in Delafield, WI .  She was a high-profile runner and we have listed a [...]
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Do You Get The Same Workout On The AlterG?

By Jacon Chun MPT SCS ATC CSCS | Published: June 10, 2010
This is a question that we are often posed here at AlterG. People understand the benefits that the AlterG provides as far as unloading the lower extremity to provide relief after injuries or after surgery. They get that the unweighting can help people train with less impact and stress to their bodies, thus decreasing the likelihood [...]
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Me On The AlterG

By AGoodman | Published: June 7, 2010
Since becoming a part of Spring Valley Chiropractic in February, I have had the privilege of the AlterG antigravity treadmill at my disposal.  Between then and now I had been training for a half marathon that I completed in April.  My time for the Big D Half Marathon was 2:42:08 averaging about 12:30/mile.  Not bad [...]
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