Physical Descriptors - 1

• · 1 stair 15
• · a flight of 12 stairs 15
  
  Cannot walk up and down twelve stairs:
• · without a rest and holding on 7
• · without holding on 3
• · without going sideways, one step at a time 3

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  Sitting in an upright chair (with a back, but no arms)

• Cannot sit comfortably 15
  
  Cannot sit comfortably, without having to move for more than:
• · 10 minutes 15
• · 30 minutes 7
• · 1 hour 3
• · 2 hours 0

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  Standing - without support from another person or aid (except stick)

• Cannot stand unassisted 15
  
  Cannot stand, without needing to sit down, for more than:
• · 1 minute 15
• · 10 minutes 15
• · 30 minutes 7
  
  Cannot stand without needing to move around, for more than:
• · 10 minutes 7
• · 30 minutes 3

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  Rising from sitting unaided (from an upright chair- no arms)

• Cannot rise from sitting 15
  
  Cannot rise without holding on to something :
• · All the time 7
• · Sometimes 3

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  Bending and kneeling

• Cannot bend to touch the knees and straighten up 15
  
  Cannot bend or kneel as if to pick a piece of paper from the floor and straighten up:
• · All the time 15
• · sometimes 3

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  Manual Dexterity
  
  Cannot with either hand:

• turn the pages of a book 15
• turn a tap or cooker knobs 15
• pick up a coin less than 1 inch wide 15
• Cannot use a pen or pencil 15
• Cannot tie a bow in laces/string 10
  
  Cannot with one hand:
• turn a tap or cooker knob 6
• pick up a coin less than 1 inch wide 6

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  Lifting and Carrying by use of upper body/ arms
  
  Cannot pick up with either hand:

• · a paperback book 15
• · and carry a 1 pt milk carton 15
• · and pour a full 3 pt kettle 15
• · and carry a 6 lb. bag of potatoes 8
  
  Cannot pick up and carry with one hand:
• · a 1 pt milk carton 6
• · a 6 lb bag of potatoes 0

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