Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill
Walk. Run. Rehab. Less Impact.
At Dirigo Physical Therapy & Performance, our Boost 3 Microgravity Treadmill allows us to reduce the amount of body weight you experience while walking or running—giving you a way to move normally while placing less stress on your joints, muscles, tendons, and healing tissues.
Whether you're recovering from surgery, returning from an injury, rebuilding your walking mechanics, or trying to maintain fitness while managing pain, the Boost 3 lets us precisely control how much load your body has to handle.
Move sooner. Progress gradually. Build back to full strength.
What Is a Microgravity Treadmill?
The Boost 3 uses air-pressure technology to partially support your body weight while you walk or run on the treadmill.
After stepping into the treadmill and putting on specialized Boost shorts, the system creates a sealed chamber around your lower body. The amount of support can then be adjusted based on your needs.
We can reduce your effective body weight to as little as 20% of normal body weight and adjust it in 1% increments.
For example, someone who weighs 180 pounds could begin walking with the equivalent impact of approximately 90 pounds at 50% body weight, then gradually increase the load as strength, mobility, confidence, and tolerance improve.
This gives our physical therapists significantly more control over the transition from protected rehabilitation back to normal walking, running, and athletic activity.
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