Patent ID: 11938377
Assignee: SUREFOOTED LLC
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A method of using a physical therapy apparatus comprising:
a) providing a physical therapy apparatus comprising:
i) a base structure having a roller table positioned thereon, the roller table including an outer frame and a plurality of free motion rollers positioned within the outer frame;
ii) at least one air compressor operably connected to the base structure;
iii) at least one contact plate located within the base structure and operably connected to the at least one air compressor, the at least one contact plate being positioned beneath the plurality of free motion rollers;
iv) at least one pneumatic block containing at least one pneumatic piston located within the base structure and operably connected to the at least one air compressor, the at least one pneumatic piston being configured to raise and lower the at least one contact plate to transition the physical therapy apparatus between a first mode and a second mode;

b) operating the physical therapy apparatus in a first mode, wherein a patient walks on the roller table in which the at least one contact plate is in contact with the plurality of free motion rollers;
c) operating the physical therapy apparatus in a second mode in which the at least one pneumatic piston lowers the at least one contact plate so that the plurality of free motion rollers are not in contact with the at least one contact plate; and
d) sensing and recording a patient's response to the second mode via a load cell.