Yokota Gets Anti-Gravity Treadmill
Posted by Yokota Red Cross Public Affairs | Posted in Featured, News | Posted on 11-05-2011
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May 11, 2011 marked what some would say is a “revolution in rehabilitation” at Yokota AB, Japan. The $38,000 AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill® was given to the physical therapy department at the 374th Medical Group as a gift from the Red Cross through the Military Hospital Outreach Program (MHOP). Yokota AB is the first base in the Air Force to get the treadmill and the first base in PACAF to have one.
The goal of the anti-gravity treadmill is to cut rehabilitation time (averaging 5 to 6 months) for lower limb injuries in half the time, allowing service members to return to duty as quick as possible following an injury or surgery. The treadmill is FDA-approved to aid in rehabilitation following: an injury or surgery of the lower extremity; total joint replacement (hip or knee); gait training in neurologic patients; and weight control and reduction.
The anti-gravity treadmill uses a unique differential air pressure technology to provide unweighting, down to 20 percent of a patients weight and can be increased in 1 percent increments. This technology allows a patient to exercise at a pain free level following an injury or surgery.
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