TUG Tests Several Different Mobility Skills: Optimum Conclusions

TUG tests several different mobility skills, these include; sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit chair transitions, turning, straight-ahead gait, balance control, and the ability to sequence tasks (Salarian et al, 2009). The time the patient took to complete the task was then documented. Using the TUG identified the key areas in which to focus a patient’s treatment, for example, one patient was managing to get up from the chair effectively with no support, however he was struggling to initiate gait and had a shuffling gait when mobilising the 3 metres. After recording the time taken to complete the TUG, I was able to focus on mobility practice and gait initiation through the use of external cuing and tailor my treatment plan to allow optimal progression