Background and Purpose: Patients with low back pain are often administered a Functional
Capacity Evaluation (FCE) to determine levels of physical functioning at the conclusion of …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Physical and psychosocial factors are hypothesized to
influence performance-based assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

This study determines how performance on the simple, low exertion Functional Assessment
Screening Test (FAST) relates to performance on more extensive physical and …

Psychosocial factors have been found to have a significant impact on functional activity,
particularly among persons with chronic pain. While various systems have been developed …

Introduction Functional capacity evaluation (FCE) can be used to make clinical decisions
regarding fitness-for-work. During FCE the evaluator attempts to assess the amount of …

The environment surrounding the functional capacity evaluation (FCA) is complex and
determined by both external factors as well as those specific to the testing situation. In this …

Study Design. Analytical cross-sectional study. Objective. To assess the association of
“nonorganic somatic components” together with physical and other psychosocial factors on …

" Improving function is one of the major goals of any multidisciplinary team treating patients
with chronic pain." This rather obvious statement, repeated many times in the literature …

Background and Purpose. The Functional Abilities Confidence Scale (FACS) measures self-
confidence concerning various movements and postures affected by low back pain (LBP) …

A new quantitative method for measuring functional abilities of chronic low-back pain
patients is introduced. The method is based upon a psychophysical model referred to as …