The “Get Up and Go” test (the original TUG) was developed by Mathias, Nayak, and Issacs in 1986. More specifically, it assesses the ability to perform sequential motor tasks relative to walking and turning (Schoppen, Boonstra, Groothoff, de Vries, Goeken, & Eisma, 1999 Morris, Morris, & Iansek, 2001). The TUG is a general physical performance test used to assess mobility, balance and locomotor performance in elderly people with balance disturbances. 80% of cases are also know as a “schemic stroke”, or the formation of a blood clot in a vessel supplying blood to the brain. 20% of cases are a hemorrhage in the brain caused by a rupture or leakage from a blood vessel. The TUG can be used with, but is not limited to, persons with stroke Also called a “brain attack” and happens when brain cells die because of inadequate blood flow. Tool used to test basic mobility skills of frail elderly patients (60-90 years old). The Timed Up and Go (TUG) is a screening Testing for disease in people without symptoms.
