Well, you can! I think there's a points system based on how much help you need from knees/hands. *searches* Yeah, here it is:
"The two basic movements in the sitting-rising test — lowering to the floor and standing back up — are each scored on a 1-to-5 scale, with one point subtracted each time a hand or knee is used for support and 0.5 points subtracted for loss of balance; this yields a single 10-point scale.
So you start with a score of 10. You then subtract 0.5-1 point for each of the following:
Loss of balance (wobble): -0.5 point Knee used for support: -1 point Hand used for support: -1 point Forearm used for support: -1 One hand placed on knee or thigh for support: -1 point Side of leg used for support: -1 point
At the end, subtract your totals from 10, and that gives you your score."
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"The two basic movements in the sitting-rising test — lowering to the floor and standing back up — are each scored on a 1-to-5 scale, with one point subtracted each time a hand or knee is used for support and 0.5 points subtracted for loss of balance; this yields a single 10-point scale.
So you start with a score of 10. You then subtract 0.5-1 point for each of the following:
Loss of balance (wobble): -0.5 point
Knee used for support: -1 point
Hand used for support: -1 point
Forearm used for support: -1
One hand placed on knee or thigh for support: -1 point
Side of leg used for support: -1 point
At the end, subtract your totals from 10, and that gives you your score."