Staying active is the secret to feeling good and prolonging your life.
There are numerous benefits of implementing a senior rehabilitation and mobility program that is comfortable and safe. It can preclude or put off bone loss, diabetes and heart issues. It can also reduce arthritis pain, anxiety, and depression. Maintaining essential activities for daily living such as walking, grooming, rising from a chair and using the bathroom are suceptible to functional decline as one ages, but can be slowed with a healthly lifestyle.
“About 80 percent of seniors have at least one chronic health condition and 50 percent have at least two. Arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and respiratory disorders are some of the leading causes of activity limitations among older people.”
– US Census Data
For the first time, senior rehabilitation and mobility are easily tracked and progress documented with AlterG’s Anti-Gravity Treadmill in the Senior rehabilitation and mobility have never been easier to monitor and document than with the revolutionary technology from AlterG. Their Anti-Gravity Treadmill is providing a means to affect the rate of functional decline in the most needed exercise areas:
- Stamina – walking improves heart health and increases circulation as it makes muscles stronger and longer
- Strengthening – build muscle mass and decrease age-related muscle wasting
- Range of motion – Reduce body stiffness, increase flexibility, and maintains good joint health
- Balance – reduces the chances of falls by training in a controlled environment
Physically frail elderly persons who obtained regulated 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 disability after seven months of balance and strength training. The AlterG treadmill has been FDA cleared for strengthening and conditioning in older patients.
“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
Approved uses include rehabilitation to any lower body disability, neurological gait training, geriatric strength training , fall prevention and weight control programs. The AlterG’s rehabilitation equipment has been chosen by top 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.