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With over 30 machines installed at military rehabilitation
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beneiting hundreds of serving men and women as well
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It’s widely known that the body heals better and faster with
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A form of body weight supported therapy, the AlterG is hugely As the only rehabilitation and training equipment of its kind, the
successful at returning serving men and women back to duty AlterG is particularly effective for a wide range of injuries/conditions
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This allows the user to accurately establish the point that exercise
becomes pain free and provides clinicians a way to measure For more information on the AlterG please visit
patient progress.
www.alterg.eu or call 07891 251503.
Defy Gravity
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill® M320
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill expands the concept
of “Weight Bearing as Tolerated” by offering precise
unweighting in one percent increments to as low
as 20 percent of the patient’s body weight. AlterG’s
unique precision gives patients the ability to set the
precise point where exercise becomes pain free and
provides clinicians a way to accurately measure patient
progress. AlterG is used and recommended by leading
physiotherapy clinics, NHS hospitals, Military and pro
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Call Trevor on 07891 251503 for more information
email trevor@alter-g.com
www.alterg.eu