TUG

Medical abbreviation · Rehabilitation

TUG
Stands forTimed Up and Go
CategoriesMedical

TUG stands for Timed Up and Go, a rehabilitation abbreviation.

Mobility test in which the patient stands from a chair, walks 3 meters, turns, returns and sits down while being timed. Longer times indicate poorer mobility and higher fall risk.

Example: TUG 18.4 sec with FWW; high fall risk, balance program started.

Usage notes

Published by Diane Podsiadlo and Sandra Richardson in 1991. The CDC's STEADI fall prevention program uses 12 seconds or more as a sign of increased fall risk in older adults. Variants add a cognitive or manual task to test dual-tasking.

More rehabilitation abbreviations

  • 10MWT – Ten-meter walk test
  • 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

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