Apparatus for providing balance and stability while standing

A balance and support system for use by an individual required to maintain a standing position at a specified location, the system comprising:

• a balance reference pad including a contact surface for engaging the shin of an individual standing at the specified location such that, upon contact, the individual's lower leg is angled forward sufficiently to ensure that the individual is standing in balance, wherein the contact surface includes a first source of magnetic force;
• at least one removable shin sleeve including a second source of magnetic force, whereby the shin sleeve may be attached to a user's shin such that the magnetic force of the shin sleeve is repelled by the magnetic force from the contact surface as the shin sleeve is positioned in close proximity to the contact surface;
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• a pad support structure including a generally horizontally oriented elongate support arm having first and second ends, the first end being mounted in a fixed location, and the second end being mounted to the balance reference pad such that the balance reference pad is supported at a vertical height sufficient to provide contact with the individual's shin at the desired location, and provide an uninterrupted space between the floor and the pad to thereby allow the individual to move her feet forward, rearward, and on either side of the pad without contacting the pad support structure.