Evaluating a Worker's Ability to Perform Tasks

Functional Capacity Evaluation is a standardized evaluation of the worker's ability to perform a given scenario of physical tasks related to job tasks, including:

Musculoskeletal evaluation
Repetitive motion evaluation
Static strength
Occasional, frequent and constant material handling
Hand evaluation
Non-material handling
Symptom exaggeration identification
Non-organic behavioral profile

The goals of the Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) are the following:

Musculoskeletal evaluation Repetitive motion evaluation Static strength Occasional, frequent and constant material handling Hand evaluation Non-material handling Symptom exaggeration identification Non-organic behavioral profile

To establish a comprehensive profile of the employee's ability to perform work.
To gain objective data for the establishment on the degree of medical impairment.
To verify the presence of pathology versus behavioral problems.
To establish a baseline for successful rehabilitation.
To establish a safe physical demand classification for return to work.

The Highland Park Center offers certified FCE professional administers. The evaluation is done on a referral basis. The FCE typically lasts three to five hours depending on the complexity of the problem identified.