This document summarizes a physical therapy assessment project conducted by Amanda Young. She administered the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) and the Senior Fitness Test (SFT) to two patients. For one patient on the TGMD, she noted weaknesses in jumping and catching due to weight and hand-eye coordination issues. On the SFT, an elderly female patient scored very low due to breathing and knee problems. Amanda provided home exercise recommendations for both patients and concluded that she performed well but could have improved testing conditions.

1. Assessment
Project
Created and presented by:
Amanda Young

2. Introduction
The purpose of this project is to
perform the TGMD and SFT with
two patients, gather data from both
tests and analyze the results to help
better my perfessionalism as a
future physical therapist.

3. TGMD-2
Jumping Catching

4. TGMD-2• The test scores for student B were
above average for the most part
throughout the entire test given.
Student B completed below average
for jumping and catching.
• Student B had confusion on form
with jumping, and had trouble
getting fully off his feet. According to
Newell’s Model, the negative
constraint shown by student B would
be considered an individual
constraint since the student appears
to be over weight, which played a
factor in the student not getting fully
off the ground when jumping.
• When catching the ball thrown,
student B had trouble catching the
ball with just his arms, but instead
would catch with his body too. This
is also an example of a individual
constraint as the student seemed to
not have above average hand-eye
coordination when it comes to
catching.
Structural Functional
Task
Constraints
Enviornmental
Constraints
Individual
Constraints

5. TGMD-2
Strengths
1) Stationary dribble was
great and it was shown
Student B played
basketball, or a sport that
involves dribbling.
2) Underhand roll was very
nice too. The roll was
released from the
students hand very softly
with minimal bounce.
Weaknesses
1) Student B struggled with
catching a ball correctly
without using their chest
for assistance.
2) Student B did not perform
up to speed for his age on
jumping. His form was not
correct and had trouble
getting both feet off the
ground.

6. TGMD-2
Activities to do at home
Tape Jumping game
• Set 10 taped lines (each line should be 2 feet
horizontal long and 1 foot wide between)
• Ask student to jump from odd number to odd
number (so start at line 1, jump to line 3)
• Then switch to even numbers (jump from line
2 to line 4)
• Check for proper form, arms bent 90 degrees
upon jump and landing, knees bent, feet
together as you jump and land.
• To end game, see how far student can jump
starting at the first piece of tape. (They must
use correct form!!)

7. TGMD-2
Activities to do at home
Ball-Wall Catching Game
• You will need a stable wall and a 7 1/2 inch
ball that can bounce off the wall being used.
• Draw a 2x2 box on the wall for where the
student will aim to throw ball in order for it to
come back for the catch.
• Stand 4 feet away from the wall so you have
enough distance to throw the ball.
• Have student throw the ball at the wall, as the
ball comes back have student get their hands
ready, knees bent and eyes on the target.
• As student gets better at catching the ball,
have them scoot back or use a smaller ball.

8. SFT
Chair Stand Test 2 Minute Step Test

9. SFT
Structural
Individual
Constraints
Functional
Task
Constraints
Enviornmental
Constraints
• The test scores for patient L were
shockingly way below average for a lady her
age. Patient L performed both the two-
minute-step test and the sit-to-stand chair
test below 5% of what majority of woman
her age compare.
• Patient L had issues stepping consistently in
place as she stated she was winded and her
knees were hurting, which resulted in her
stepping inconsistently. According to
Newell’s Model, this would fall under an
individual constraint as she had previous
issues with breathing and her knees.
• When patient L was performing sit-to-stand
chair test, she used her knees as a level to
help her raise from the seat and back down.
This also would fall under individual
constraints as patient L has known issues
with her neck and knees. (These notes are
on the actual test results.)

10. SFT
Strengths Weaknesses
1) Patient L performed in the
85% percentile for the
“get up and go test”. I was
very impressed with her
results.
2) Patient L also performed
in the 60% percentile for
the ”back stretch” and the
”chair sit and reach” tests.
She appeared pretty
flexible.
1) Patient L struggled with the
“chair to stand test” as she felt
winded during the test, and
also stated her knees were
hurting. She performed in the
25% percentile range.
2) Patient L also struggled with
the “2 minute step test”. She
was feeling the same as when
she did the chair to stand test.
She performed in the 25%
percentile range.

11. SFT
Activities to do at home
Stability Ball Squats (Modified)
• You will need a 65 cm yoga ball and a stable
wall
• Place your back against the ball and have the
ball against the wall, with feet shoulder width
apart.
• Slowly start to bend at your knees while
pushing your hips down as you start to
descend on the ball. (DO NOT BEND AT THE
HIPS)
• Go down to about a 55 degree angle, then
press your heels down in to the ground firmly
to come back up.
• Repeat 5x in a set, 4 times a week.

12. SFT
Activities to do at home
Step Ups (Modified)
• You will need 28.75x14.25 platform, a stable,
flat surface (like hard wood floors), and a wall
for balancing support.
• Person will step up on the platform with
dominant foot first, then have non- dominant
foot come up too. (This is ½ a rep)
• Person will step with non-dominant down off
of platform (while holding the wall), then step
off with dominant foot. (This is considered 1
rep)
• Repeat 7x times and 3x times a week.
• As patient gets better, make platform higher
with possible attachments.

13. Conclusion
-I felt I did really well with
explaining all the directions
to my clients before we
performed each exercise.
Both clients had fun during
their tests and didn’t have
any issues. (Minus their
personal issues already
present.)
-I also feel I did really well
with my powerpoint as I had
been working on it for quite
some time now.
-One thing I would change
about this project is letting my
client perform the test at home.
She did have many distractions
(like her dog) and wanted to
take many breaks. I feel this
could have been avoided if the
test was given outside of her
home.
-I did not use the right size ball
for the catching part of my
TGMD test. I had forgotten my
softball at home.

14. Permission Slip