Concept

Trial Guide

Instructions

How Balance Works

Think of your body like a tower of blocks. To keep the tower from falling, the weight of the blocks must stay directly over the base.

1. The Red Dot and the Blue Plate

The Red Dot (Center of Mass) is where your body's weight is focused. The blue Force Plate (Base of Support) is the "safety zone" on the floor.

• Stable: If the Red Dot is over the blue plate, the floor can hold you up.
• Unstable: If the Red Dot moves past the edge of the blue plate, there is no floor left to support you. You will tip over.

2. Fixed Plumb Line (Gravity)

The Fixed Plumb Line represents gravity. It never moves. In clinical practice, we use this to see how far your body moves away from a straight vertical line.

3. Improving Stability

To stay balanced during movement, you must use a strategy that keeps the Red Dot inside the Blue Plate. This can be done by changing how you stand or how you move your body.

Observation: Before starting a trial, use the sliders to see how the Red Dot moves relative to the blue plate boundaries.

Trial Guide

Module Instructions

• Run Observation: Before choosing a strategy, use the lean sliders to see where the Red Dot moves. Understand the limits of the Blue Plate first.
• Goal: You must reach the Green Dot (target) while remaining stable.
• Stable Status: Confirmation is automatic. If your body mechanics are correct, status will show "Stable."
• Reset: Use the Reset button to return to a neutral posture between trials.