Patent ID: 6962568

Claim:
A measuring device for determining an incorrect posture and/or uneven loading of a human body in an upright posture, comprising: (a) a base element comprising two weight balances, the base element being provided with at least one abutment for positioning heels of a person to be measured, wherein the at least one abutment defines a rear frontal plane; and (b) an adjustment unit for positioning individual body points or regions of a person to be measured, the adjustment unit comprising: (i) at least two vertical struts which define a positioning axis for the definition of a middle body line of the person to be measured; and (ii) a first vertically displaceable fixation element and a second vertically displaceable fixation element positioned on the at least two vertical struts for fixing a hip region and a shoulder region, wherein each of said first and second fixation elements comprises a first and a second displaceable transverse strut and a first and a second sagittal rod displaceably attached to said first and second transverse struts, and wherein a first and a second pivotable and displaceable measuring bar are provided on said first and second saggital rods, whereby the position of a body point to be measured may be determined in a transverse plane defined by the first and second transverse struts and the first and second sagittal rods.