Title: FCE: What is It and What Does it Mean for My Workers’ Compensation Case? - SeiferFlatow, PLLC | Charlotte Attorneys
Headings: FCE: What is It and What Does it Mean for My Workers’ Compensation Case?
FCE: What is It and What Does it Mean for My Workers’ Compensation Case?
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Content: So, FCE: What is it and what does this evaluation mean for my workers’ compensation case? FCE stands for Functional Capacity Evaluation, which is defined as a comprehensive medical assessment of an individual’s safe functional tolerances and physical limitations relative to work activities. The medical assessment usually consists of a series of tests to determine the injured worker’s capabilities and restrictions. These tests may include a variety of physical performance analysis points including: range of motion,
physical strength,
lifting ability to flexibility,
stamina,
and your ability to carry objects. Once an FCE has been ordered, it usually means you are coming to an end of your treatment and the doctor is ready to send you back to work, with or without, restrictions depending on the FCE report. It’s in your best interest to try to complete each test to the best of your ability. The tests you undergo during a FCE are not only designed to determine what you are capable or restricted to do, but it’s also designed to show on the report if you were faking or not giving your best effort on any of the test as well. In the end, there is no “beating” an FCE so we tell our clients to do their very best and be vocal with the physician on how you are feeling during the testing.