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Experience the revolutionary Anti-Gravity Treadmill that aids in various conditions and injuries, enhancing your rehabilitation process.
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is a NASA-developed rehabilitation technology that lets patients walk or run while bearing only a fraction of their body weight, adjustable in 1% increments. Used by top-tier hospitals and professional sports teams across the USA, it enables a controlled, gradual reintroduction of body weight so patients can recover from injury, surgery, age-related conditions, and neurological issues with less pain and impact. At our New Jersey & Connecticut clinics, the AlterG is a core tool in our physical therapy and Return to Sport programs, and it is available at multiple SportsMed locations including Wayne, Ridgewood/Hohokus, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Englewood. You can make an appointment to experience this state-of-the-art rehab technology.
Embark on a unique rehabilitation journey tailored for your sport-related condition or injury with our specialized physical therapists. On your initial appointment, you will engage with a therapist experienced in your specific sporting discipline. Whether you’re a post-surgery patient or have a doctor’s referral, we thoroughly review your condition, discuss your discomfort, and understand your strength, range of motion, and pain levels through a series of queries and physical tests.
With your condition’s comprehensive assessment, we chart a customized treatment plan for you, focusing on a triumphant return to your sport. This plan includes duration of therapy, expected progress, and often, exercise on the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill. The goal is to ensure you are fully aware and comfortable with your rehabilitation process. Feel free to ask us anything about your treatment plan.
Take control of your health even at 65 & older, with our AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill. A tool specifically designed to gradually reduce your body weight and assist in your therapy sessions, providing a safe and controlled environment for your recovery.
In addition to sport and age-related conditions, the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is an excellent tool for neurological recovery. This technology, with its unique capability to adjust weight bearing percentages, allows therapists to customize treatment to individual patient needs.
The Alter-G Anti-Gravity Treadmill, a technology developed by NASA and utilized by top-tier hospitals and professional sports teams across the USA, is available at multiple SportsMed Physical Therapy locations. Access this state-of-the-art facility at Wayne, Ridgewood/Hohokus, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Englewood.
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is a revolutionary piece of rehabilitation equipment that aids in a wide range of conditions and injuries by removing much of the impact normally involved in walking and running. It is technology developed by NASA and utilized by top-tier hospitals and professional sports teams across the USA. The treadmill uses precise air-pressure technology to gently lift and support your body, allowing you to bear only a fraction of your weight while you move.
What makes the AlterG so effective is its precision: it can reduce your body weight in 1% increments, giving your therapist fine control over exactly how much load your injury experiences. This allows for a controlled and gradual reintroduction of your natural body weight, helping you overcome rehabilitation plateaus. In short, imagine rehabbing on the moon; that is the experience the AlterG provides, and it is rehab reimagined. To understand how it fits into a complete recovery plan, explore our full range of services.
Your rehabilitation journey is tailored specifically to your condition or injury by our specialized physical therapists. On your initial appointment, you will engage with a therapist experienced in your specific needs, whether that is a sporting discipline, a post-surgical recovery, or a neurological or age-related condition. Whether you are a post-surgery patient or you have a doctor’s referral, we thoroughly review your condition, discuss your discomfort, and understand your strength, range of motion, and pain levels through a series of questions and physical tests.
With this comprehensive assessment of your condition, we chart a customized treatment plan focused on your recovery goals. This plan includes the expected duration of therapy, the progress you can anticipate, and often, exercise on the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill. Our goal is to ensure you are fully aware of and comfortable with your rehabilitation process, so please feel free to ask us anything about your treatment plan.
Many patients are curious, and sometimes a little nervous, about stepping onto the AlterG for the first time, but the experience is far more comfortable and intuitive than most people expect. You step into the treadmill’s enclosure and are gently secured at the waist, and once the system calibrates, the air-pressure chamber inflates to support you. The sensation is often described as feeling lighter, buoyant, and effortless, almost as though gravity has loosened its grip. From there, your therapist sets your exact weight-bearing percentage and adjusts it in precise 1% increments throughout the session.
Because the technology takes so much load off your joints, movements that felt painful or impossible on solid ground often become achievable right away. That early success is not just physically valuable; it is a powerful confidence boost for patients who have been sidelined by injury, surgery, or years of joint discomfort. Your therapist stays with you the entire time, watching your form, offering guidance, and fine-tuning the settings so that each session challenges you appropriately without overwhelming your body. It is a supportive, closely monitored experience designed to help you rebuild movement one measured step at a time.
For years, water-based therapy was one of the few ways to reduce weight-bearing during rehab, but it comes with real limitations, including difficulty controlling exact load, limited ability to reproduce a natural running gait, and the logistical challenges of a pool. The AlterG overcomes the limitations of traditional aquatic therapy by letting you move on a normal treadmill surface with a precisely controlled, gradually adjusted percentage of your body weight.
This means you can practice a natural walking and running motion, maintain proper mechanics, and progress in measured steps, all while your therapist monitors and adjusts your treatment in real time. For athletes recovering from a lower extremity injury, the AlterG is a return-to-sport angel, and it is a vital tool in our Return to Sport arsenal, helping patients return to running and game-like speeds faster than any other form of rehab.
The AlterG is remarkably versatile and benefits a wide range of patients:
Because it removes so much impact, the AlterG lets patients who might otherwise struggle to walk or run practice these movements safely and early in their recovery. This early, low-impact movement matters because staying active during recovery helps maintain fitness, circulation, and confidence, all of which support a smoother and faster return to normal life.
Take control of your health even at 65 and older with the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill. For older adults, joint pain, arthritis, balance concerns, and reduced strength can make traditional treadmill work painful or intimidating. The AlterG is specifically designed to gradually reduce your body weight and assist in your therapy sessions, providing a safe and controlled environment for your recovery.
By lightening the load on the hips, knees, and ankles, the AlterG allows seniors to keep moving, rebuild strength and endurance, and maintain independence with far less discomfort. It pairs naturally with gait and balance training, helping older adults restore confident, stable walking. This makes it an excellent option for age-related conditions and for anyone looking to stay active and mobile as they get older.
In addition to sport-related and age-related conditions, the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill is an excellent tool for neurological recovery. Conditions affecting the nervous system, such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders, often impair walking, balance, and coordination, making safe practice difficult.
The AlterG’s unique capability to adjust weight-bearing percentages allows therapists to customize treatment to individual patient needs, reducing fall risk while patients relearn and rebuild their walking patterns. This controlled support helps patients practice more repetitions of proper movement than they otherwise could, which is essential for retraining the nervous system. The AlterG works hand in hand with our vestibular therapy and neurological rehabilitation services to support a well-rounded neurological recovery.
While the AlterG is a remarkable tool, it is most powerful as part of a broader, well-designed program rather than a standalone treatment. Your therapist uses it alongside hands-on care, strengthening work, and functional exercises so that the progress you make on the treadmill translates into real-world movement. Time on the AlterG might be used to safely rebuild your walking or running gait, while the rest of your session focuses on the strength, mobility, and stability you need to support that movement once you are back on solid ground.
This integrated approach is why the AlterG serves as a core tool within our physical therapy programs rather than a service used in isolation. As you progress, your therapist gradually increases the percentage of body weight you bear, weaning you off the machine’s support until you are moving confidently at your full weight. That careful, measured progression is exactly what helps patients overcome plateaus and reach their goals, whether that goal is returning to competition, recovering from surgery, staying independent later in life, or relearning to walk after a neurological event.
The AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill, a technology developed by NASA and utilized by top-tier hospitals and professional sports teams across the USA, is available at multiple SportsMed Physical Therapy locations. You can access this state-of-the-art facility at Wayne, Ridgewood/Hohokus, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Englewood.
We serve patients throughout New Jersey & Connecticut, and you can confirm the location nearest you and its available equipment on our locations page. In many cases, you can begin treatment without a physician referral thanks to direct access, and you can learn more about our specialized team on our about us page. When you are ready to experience rehab like never before, make an appointment to get started.
It is a NASA-developed rehabilitation treadmill that uses air-pressure technology to support your body so you bear only a fraction of your weight while walking or running. Used by top hospitals and professional sports teams nationwide, it is a core part of our physical therapy programs.
The AlterG can reduce your body weight in precise 1% increments, giving your therapist fine control over exactly how much load your injury experiences. This allows a controlled, gradual reintroduction of your natural body weight to help you overcome rehabilitation plateaus.
For many patients, yes. The AlterG overcomes the limitations of traditional aquatic therapy by letting you move on a normal treadmill surface with a precisely controlled percentage of your body weight, so you can practice a natural running gait while your therapist adjusts your treatment in real time.
Absolutely. Seniors aged 65 and older use it for a safe, low-impact way to rebuild strength, and neurological recovery patients benefit from its adjustable weight-bearing, which pairs well with our vestibular therapy and neurological rehabilitation services.
The AlterG is available at Wayne, Ridgewood/Hohokus, Glen Rock, Fair Lawn, and Englewood. You can confirm availability at the clinic nearest you on our locations page.
In many cases, no. Thanks to direct access, patients in New Jersey & Connecticut can often begin therapy without a physician referral. You can make an appointment to get started.
