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Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill

Alter G Anti-Gravity Treadmill

Defy Gravity

A revolutionary approach to rehabilitation and training, the AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmill® gives you the opportunity to exercise without pain, even while you are still recovering from surgery or injury.

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Rehab and Train Without The Pain

The AlterG® Anti-Gravity Treadmil® gives you the opportunity to rehab from surgery, or train through injury, without pain. AlterG’s unique unweighting technology reduces the impact of walking or running, while your body goes through the normal healing process.

  • Precise unweighting allows you to walk or run at anywhere between 20 and 100 percent of your body weight
  • Easily select your reduced body weight where movement becomes pain free
  • Give yourself the opportunity for a smooth progression back to full recovery
  • Lower the impact on your joints and muscles during exercise
  • Fun and easy to use, run or walk like you’re on the moon!

Imagine Running 50 Pounds Lighter

The first time you try the AlterG you won’t believe how much fun it is to exercise at a lower body weight. People who have used the AlterG say it’s like “running on air”, and “it’s so much more fun than normal running” and “you have to try it to believe it!” The AlterG can be used in a variety of ways and provide a broad range of benefits, such as:

  • Rehabilitating after surgery of the lower extremity (hip, knee, ankle, or foot)
  • Training through an injury
  • Reduced impact training and conditioning
  • Gait training for neurological patients
  • Weight control and reduction
  • Strength and conditioning for older patients

Splash Dash 2012

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The Splash Dash 10K/5K race was a huge success this year! We are very proud of two of our patients who went above and beyond expectations and participated in the walk! They define our motto of “Never Give Up!”
Check out more pictures of the event on our photo gallery page.

Congratulations to our very own, Dr. Greg Kucharski, who finished first in his age group in the 5K run.

~Thank you to all of you who stopped by our tent. We look forward to next year’s event.~

Lifestyle to Be Feature Presenter of Alter G® Webinar

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Our very own Karen Shuler, PT, DPT and Greg Kucharski, PT, DPT will be presenting a webinar on June 14 for Alter G® clientele. The webinar features discussion on how to use the state-of-the-art Alter G® treadmill with the neurological patient population. They will discuss the benefits, techniques and accessibility for patients who have Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s Disease, incomplete spinal cord injuries, or who have had a stroke.

Lifestyle Supports Breast Cancer Awareness

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Lifestyle PT supported the cause by dressing in pink for a whole week. We had pink wings, pink pom pom pens and lots more pink attire (Greg was a good sport wearing his pink too!). We collected donations for Susan G. Koman as well. We encourage everyone to be proactive in their health by getting the appropriate screenings, eat healthy, don’t smoke, be active and drink less.

Welcome Greg Kucharski, PT, DPT

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We are excited to welcome to our facility our new physical therapist
! Dr. Kucharski comes to us from an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Savannah, Georgia. He has earned his Exercise Science degree in 2007 and Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2010 from the University at Buffalo. Greg will offer our patients strong manual therapy skills (including spinal manipulation and tool-assisted soft tissue mobilization), sports performance and enhancement, functional analysis and pre and post-operative care. He is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Kucharski is currently pursuing a certification in Kinesiotaping and is working on becoming a Sports Certified Specialist.

When he is not at the clinic, Greg enjoys being active outdoors. He is currently training for a half marathon in November and enjoys playing various sports including football, volleyball, hockey, and kickball. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Dr. Kucharski is an avid Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan.

Dr. Kucharski is looking forward to treating the Lake Wylie/Clover/Charlotte community.