10MWT
Medical abbreviation · Rehabilitation
| Stands for | Ten-meter walk test |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
10MWT stands for Ten-meter walk test, a rehabilitation abbreviation.
Gait speed test in which the patient walks 10 meters and the time over the middle 6 meters is recorded, giving speed in meters per second at comfortable or fast pace.
Example: 10MWT comfortable speed 0.62 m/s, limited community ambulator.
Usage notes
Gait speed is sometimes called the "sixth vital sign" because it predicts falls, hospitalization and survival in older adults. Speeds below about 0.4 m/s suggest household ambulation and above about 0.8 m/s community ambulation, a classification used in stroke rehabilitation.
Related abbreviations
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- 4WW – Four-wheeled walker
- 5xSTS – Five Times Sit to Stand Test
- 6MWT – Six-minute walk test
- AAC – Augmentative and alternative communication
- AAROM – Active-assisted range of motion
- ABC – Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale
- AD – Assistive device
- ADL – Activities of daily living
- AFO – Ankle-foot orthosis
- AKA – Above-knee amputation
- AM-PAC – Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care
- AROM – Active range of motion
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.