What is a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) ?

Functional Capacity Evaluations are lengthy assessments that objectively detail a worker's functional capacity. These assessments will include the following:

• Medical Screening
• Medical History Taking
• Reviews of Medical Reports
• Liaison with health care professionals
• Self reported tolerances
• Self reported pain
• Activities of Daily Living Assessments
• Blood pressure and heart rate
• Range of Motion Assessments 
• Physical Assessments 
• Aerobic Capacity 
• Grip Strength
• Functional Assessments for 
  • Walking tolerances
  • Stair tolerances
  • Objective lifting ground to waist, waist to shoulder, shoulder to overhead
  • Objective Pushing and pulling
  • Postural tolerances- stooping, forward reaching, overhead reaching, crawling, kneeling. 
  • Climbing
• Workplace specific functional and physical tasks
• Different protocols may be used depending on requirements ie WorkHab