Lakers $20,000 Treadmill for Bynum and Mihm, The Alter-G

Posted by fijidaddy on April 2, 2008 | Filed Under Lakers Injuries

Lakers.com-When deflated the Alter-G anti-gravity treadmill looks like any normal treadmill you’d see at your local gym–wrapped in a hefty bag.

Once the machine is turned on the user looks like they’re standing up through the sunroof of a car.

The Alter-G treadmill creates a seal around the user’s waist and then inflates to create a pressurized environment that can take away up to 80% of the users body weight, lessening the pounding to the joints.

Chip Schaefer Lakers Director of Athletic Performance and Player Development utilizes this machine to help the likes of Andrew Bynum and Chris Mihm rehab from their basketball leg injuries.

Here’s the Lakers.com Video about it with Chip Schaefer and Chris Mihm:

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