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Validation of the Timed Up and Go Test for Assessing Balance Variables in Adults Aged 65 and Older

Criterion validity of the instrumented Timed Up and Go test: A partial least square regression study

Subjective and Objective Measures of Symptoms, Function, and Outcome in Patients With Degenerative Spine Disease

The TUG is the most frequently applied objective task‐based functional outcome measure in patients with lumbar degenerative disk diseases (DDDs). It includes several activities that are difficult to perform for patients with painful conditions or disability resulting from lumbar DDD, eg, standing up, walking fast, changing direction, and sitting down.

The patient is asked to sit and lean back on an armchair, with arms resting on the armrests. On command, the patient should get up and walk as fast as possible to a line marked on the floor at 3 meters away from the chair. At this line, the participant should turn around, walk back to the chair, and sit down as quickly as possible. The examiner records the time (in seconds) between getting up and sitting down again.

The TUG test does not require any special equipment except for a chair, a timer, and 3 meters of unrestricted walking space. It is currently recommended that an examiner takes the patient's time; however, patient self‐measurements have been found to be reliable for similar objective functional tests.

Results are traditionally expressed as raw test times (in seconds). Because raw TUG test times naturally vary, it is recommended to express TUG test results in a standardized manner for age and sex. Standardized OFI Z scores/T scores express a patient's deviation from the normal population mean and can be calculated conveniently using the TUG app