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Do you have employees with work-related injuries? A Functional
Capacity Evaluation (FCE) can provide you with valuable information and can help identify
return-to-work restrictions and disability determinations. A FCE is a comprehensive and
objective test of a person's ability to perform work related tasks.
FCEs are appropriate when:
Employee experiences frequent work-related injuries
Symptom magnification is suspected
Objective data is needed to determine meaningful return-to-work restrictions
Employee has maximized the rehabilitation process and a
disability determination is needed
Testing
FCEs consist of two days of intensive testing at CRMC, 2-3
hours each day:
Day 1 consists of a comprehensive baseline
functional evaluation and a neuromusculoskeletal evaluation.Day 2 consists of functional activities
related to work as well as specific job simulation tasks.
Examples of job simulation activities assessed during a FCE
might include:
Lifting
Repetitive use of extremities
Tool use
Gripping
Pushing
Carrying
Pulling
Ladder climbing
Sitting
Upper and lower body endurance
