• Used to quantify worker traits in dealing with common physical work demands such as
sitting, standing, walking, balancing, climbing, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching …

Abstract Functional Capacity Evaluations assist with work related decisions when limitations
in a worker's functional abilities have been identified. A review of the literature revealed that …

• Determining the correct job match for an employee. Many times the FCE data will be used
to assess a person's fitness for a range of possible positions. The goal is to help place the …

Referring agents may ask independent medical evaluators if the examinee can return to
work in either a normal or a restricted capacity; similarly, employers may ask external parties …

Work capacity evaluation (WCE) is a systematic method of measuring a worker's ability to
perform occupationally-meaningful tasks safely and dependably, for the purpose of …

The PWC/FC Evaluation System evaluates an individual's capacity to perform physically
demanding work tasks. Selecting capable workers not only increases productivity, but also …

Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) is a systematic, comprehensive, objective
measurement of an individual's maximal work abilities. This article describes the uses …

Olga is an occupational health consultant for several small companies. She has been asked
to review the use ofa fun ctional capacity evaluation as part of the return-towork program at …

Physicians, employers, insurers, and benefits adjudicators often rely upon functional
capacity evaluations (FCEs) to determine musculoskeletal capacity to perform physical work …

Introduction to the Special Issue on Functional Capacity Evaluations: From Expert Based to
Evidence Based Page 1 P1: JQX Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation [jor] pp1025-joor-475075 …