M. S, a 46 year old production line worker, suffered a workrelated traumatic injury to her right
thigh and hip nearly 3 months ago. The injury caused neuromuscular changes, impairing …

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 …

An automobile mechanic experiences sharp radiating pain down his leg while working over
the engine of a small British sports car. He has just finished a course of acute care physical …

The functional capacity evaluation (FCE) is a tool for assessing the extent of a patient's
disability. Several factors help to determine whether an FCE should be conducted. Once …

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

The Functional Assessment Inventory (FAI)[1] was developed at the Department of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, to assist vocational …

Functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) for personal injury claimants are rigorously
scrutinized by the stakeholders because of their financial implications. This study examined …

Health professionals’ attitudes and practices in relation to Functional Capacity Evaluations
Page 1 Work 29 (2007) 81–87 81 IOS Press Health professionals’ attitudes and practices in …

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

As most readers of this journal realize, the evaluation of human function and all its complex
facets is a challenge. While many approaches have been created for this purpose in many …