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Tinetti test
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<p>The Tinetti Test (TT), or Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), is a common clinical test for assessing a person's <a href="/facts/Balance_(ability)/Y67XdInN">static and dynamic balance abilities</a>. It is named after one of the inventors, <a href="/facts/Mary_Tinetti/tYdsmg8e">Mary Tinetti</a>. 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. </p><p>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. </p>