text_1: Anti-Gravity Treadmill helps injured get moving again
text_2: The story doesn’t compare the new gee-whiz technology to alternatives, such as exercising in a swimming pool – leading oneline news reader to comment, “You can do the same thing in any swimming pool and get a better workout.” The story misrepresents the available research evidence. It is vague about benefits and silent about potential harms. It mentions cost, but not in a way that is useful to readers. The story invokes the NASA-linked origins of the concept underlying the Alter-G device, but it is like a report that extols the wonders of Tang without acknowledging the existence of orange juice. At some point, almost everyone has had or will have physical therapy or athletic training. Stories about these topics have a responsibility to tell readers about the evidence underpinning claims of health benefits and about alternative techniques for achieving health outcomes.