Timed Up and Go (TUG): free online stopwatch and protocol

Protocol

Functional mobility and fall risk.

1. Chair with armrests (seat about 46 cm), back against the backrest, feet flat, usual footwear and walking aid.
2. Mark a line on the floor 3 m in front of the chair.
3. On "Go", start the timer: the patient stands up, walks to the line at a comfortable, safe pace, turns around, walks back and sits down.
4. Stop the timer when the patient's back touches the backrest again.

Norms and references

≥ 12 s: increased fall risk (CDC STEADI). > 20 s: impaired functional mobility (Podsiadlo & Richardson, 1991).

Why Rehab Timer?

• One-tap stopwatch, screen kept on during the test
• Speeds and clinical thresholds computed for you
• History, evolution charts and PDF report per patient
• A free stopwatch with laps for any other test

Other tests

• 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT)Distance walked in 6 minutes
• 10-Metre Walk Test (10MWT)Gait speed
• 30-Second Chair Stand (30CST)Number of chair stands in 30 seconds
• Free stopwatchTime any other test and give it your own name