Patent ID: 8204710

Claim:
An apparatus for detecting and correcting equilibrium anomalies of a human body, the apparatus being adapted to be used with a structure including (a) a support plate for enabling a subject to take up a position, and (b) one reference system part which is positionable on a substantially planar surface, the plate being superposed relative to the reference system part, the plate being supported by at least three deformable members each acting along a direction orthogonal to a plane defined by the reference system part, the deformable members being symmetrically distributed relative to a central axis of symmetry formed on the plate, the apparatus comprising: a processing unit including a processing circuit, a force sensor adapted to cooperate with the deformable members and for delivering a signal to the processing circuit, the processing circuit being arranged for detecting an equilibrium between the signals representing the forces and corresponding to a position of equilibrium relative to a centre of symmetry of the plate or detecting a disequilibrium between the signals representing the forces, and a display for displaying a piece of information in response to equilibrium being detected and for deriving a modified visual and/or sound indication in response to poor distribution of the forces being detected by the processing circuit, the modified visual and/or sound indication providing an indication of equilibrium anomalies to a user.