What is an Alter-G Treadmill?

An Alter-G treadmill is a specialised rehabilitation treadmill that uses air-pressure technology to reduce how much of your body weight you run or walk on. By wearing a comfortable inflatable waist-high support, the treadmill can unload up to 80% of your body weight, allowing you to move with far less stress on your joints, muscles and bones — while still maintaining a natural walking or running pattern.

In simple terms 👉 You can move earlier, with less pain and more control.

What are the benefits of using an Alter-G?

Reduced impact | Lower body weight = less load through hips, knees, ankles and feet. Ideal when impact is the problem, not movement itself.

Earlier return to running or walking | Athletes and active people can reintroduce running sooner without overloading healing tissues.

Precise load control | Body weight can be adjusted in 1% increments, allowing very gradual, evidence-based progressions.

Maintains fitness during rehab | You can keep cardiovascular fitness, running mechanics and confidence while injured.

Pain-free movement | Many people can move comfortably when normal walking or running would otherwise be painful.

Who is the Alter-G useful for?

• Stress fractures and bone stress injuries
• Post-surgical rehabilitation
• Tendon injuries (Achilles, patellar, hamstring)
• Knee, hip or ankle injuries
• Arthritis or joint pain
• Return-to-run programs
• Athletes needing controlled load progression

Alter-G at The Sports Physio Clinic.

Using an Alter-G properly is not just hopping on and jogging!

At The Sports Physio Clinic our sessions:

• are physiotherapist-guided & supervised
• have individualised load, speed and planned progressions
• are integrated into a complete rehab plan – not used in isolation
• are planned based on injury type, symptoms and recovery stage

This means safer progression, better outcomes & fewer setbacks.