The Tinetti Test (TT), or Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), is a common clinical test for assessing a person's
static and dynamic balance abilities.
It is named after one of the inventors,
Mary Tinetti.
The test is in two short sections that contain one examining static balance abilities in a chair and then standing, and the other gait. The two sections are sometimes used as separate tests.
It has numerous other names, including Tinetti Gait and Balance Examination, Tinetti's Mobility Test, and Tinetti Balance Test; the wide variation in naming, test sections and cut off values sometimes cause confusion.
See also
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Romberg's test
Romberg's test, Romberg's sign, or the Romberg maneuver is a test used in an exam of neurological function for balance.
The exam is based on the premise that a person requires at least two of the three following senses to maintain balance whil ...
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Sitting-rising test
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Timed Up and Go test
The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a simple test used to assess a person's mobility and requires both Balance (ability), static and dynamic balance.
It uses the time that a person takes to rise from a chair, walk three meters, turn around 180 degr ...
References
External links
Free online Tinetti Test calculator
Biomechanics
Medical scales
Geriatrics
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