Guest guest Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Anybody using an Alter-G treadmill in clinic? The rep came by today and while it looks neat, it's kinda expensive. Is it paying for itself? Are you really using it that much? Overall I'm not a fan of treadmills, as with all new physical therapy toys, is this a " game changer " ? Adam P. Carson, DPT, OCS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Adam, We use our AlterG Treadmill quite a bit. We have 5 clinicians and I would say it's in use more than 50% of the time. We should probably even use it more than what we do. It's obviously great for any condition where the patient cannot tolerate full weightbearing. We see a fair amount of post op lower extremity patients and it's great for restoring normal gait and with progressing back to running. It's also good for our patients with balance problems. We do use it for some spinal conditions where the patient is weightbearing sensitive, but it seems more of our spine patients respond better to the Pneumex unloader we have that unweights from the top instead of from the bottom like the AlterG. The great thing about the AlterG compared to other unloaders that I've used is how much more comfortable it is for the patient vs wearing some harness around your trunk. If you see much lower extremity or spinal conditions, I can't imagine not having some type of unweighting device at your disposal. I would get some type of unweighter if you don't have one. Your patients will benefit from it and you'll generate more revenue with patients that cannot tolerate full weightbearing. Wes Wickwar PT, FAAOMPT Accelacare Physical Therapy Garden City, KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Adam, We use our AlterG Treadmill quite a bit. We have 5 clinicians and I would say it's in use more than 50% of the time. We should probably even use it more than what we do. It's obviously great for any condition where the patient cannot tolerate full weightbearing. We see a fair amount of post op lower extremity patients and it's great for restoring normal gait and with progressing back to running. It's also good for our patients with balance problems. We do use it for some spinal conditions where the patient is weightbearing sensitive, but it seems more of our spine patients respond better to the Pneumex unloader we have that unweights from the top instead of from the bottom like the AlterG. The great thing about the AlterG compared to other unloaders that I've used is how much more comfortable it is for the patient vs wearing some harness around your trunk. If you see much lower extremity or spinal conditions, I can't imagine not having some type of unweighting device at your disposal. I would get some type of unweighter if you don't have one. Your patients will benefit from it and you'll generate more revenue with patients that cannot tolerate full weightbearing. Wes Wickwar PT, FAAOMPT Accelacare Physical Therapy Garden City, KS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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