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Evaluation
Services
Baseline
Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE)
Using
a standard protocol referred clients complete a four-hour FCE
to establish their baseline functional capacity including strength,
mobility, and positional work tolerances.
Who
should be referred?
When
should clients be referred?
- Prior
to work hardening, pain management or other treatment programs
to allow for pre/post evaluation of functional capacity
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Prior to return to work planning to enable safe job matching
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When establishment of workday tolerance is NOT required
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Functional
Capacity Evaluation
A
one day protocol or two day protocol that evaluates the referred
client's baseline functional capacity with an additional component
of workday tolerance testing.
Who
should be referred?
- Clients
who are exploring alternative employment options and are unclear
of their functional capacity
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Clients who are scheduled for independent medical exams.
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Job
Specific Functional Capacity Evaluation
A
one-day protocol or two day protocol that evaluates the referred
clients functional capacity to perform a specific job. A prerequisite
for this service is a job analysis.
Who
should be referred?
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Clients who are exploring their capacity to return to their pre-injury/illness
employment
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Clients who are seeking confirmation of their capacity to pursue
new occupational opportunities
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Clients who are considering job specific training and require
confirmation of functional capacity as a prerequisite
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One
Day Versus Two Day Functional Evaluations
Any
Functional Evaluation represents a comprehensive profile of the
referred client's functional capacity. A one day evaluation enables
the evaluator to comment further on the client's workday tolerances.
The two day evaluation enables comparison testing that is not
possible during a one day protocol.
Determinant
factors for selecting a two-day evaluation:
- Does
the client report abilities to perform activities one day but
is in bed the next?
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Does the client report excessive fatigue that may make it difficult
to complete the entire protocol in one day?
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Are vocational training decisions being made on the file?
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Upper
Extremity Evaluation
Specific
to upper extremity injuries, this baseline one-day, or two-day
protocol is designed to evaluate the referred client's ability
to perform functional tasks with the upper extremity.
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Medical-Legal
Review
Experienced
evaluators are available to examine and provide a secondary professional
opinion related to functional capacity evaluation analysis and
summary reports.
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Job
Matching
Experienced
evaluators are available to review functional capacity evaluation
results and compare to alternate employment or activity options.
A prerequisite to this service is a job analysis (not a job description).
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Job
Analysis
An
on-site analysis that enables the completion of a comprehensive
occupational profile.
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Ergonomic
Evaluation
An effective
prevention that enables (see ergo report)
Both in an office or industrial environment
Ergonomic
evaluation consists of:
- Symptom
survey
- Identification
of essential tasks
- Risk assessment
- Identification
of controls
- Recommendations
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