Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment

Fall Risk Assessment

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, PT, DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, PT, DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Keywords

POMA, Tinetti

Form

Instructions to Examiner

• Provide overview of what the assessment will consist of and tell them you’ll “talk them through it”
• Begin with patient seated in hard, armless, stably positioned chair
• For rising and sitting, ask patient to attempt it without using their arms/hands
• Examiner stands near patient (few feet in front and slightly to the side; “spot” for safety at all times
• Nudge test → patient stands with feet as close together as possible; examiner presses on sternum with palm of hand (3 trials)

Balance

1 Sitting Balance

2 Rising from chair

3 Attempts to Rise

4 Immediate standing balance

5 Standing balance

6 Nudge

7 Nudge EC

8 Turning 360°

9 Sitting Down

Gait