Title: Functional Capacity Evaluation - Functional Capacity Test | ATI Physical Therapy
Headings: Functional Capacity Evaluations
Functional Capacity Evaluations
After a work injury, don't put yourself at risk of hurting yourself again.
Benefits of Using FCEs
Workers’ Comp Rehab Standardized Protocols
Reliability and Validity
Honesty and Objectivity
Communication
Convenience

Content: Functional Capacity Evaluation - Functional Capacity Test | ATI Physical Therapy
Functional Capacity Evaluations
After a work injury, don't put yourself at risk of hurting yourself again. ATI can help determine if you are physically ready to go back to work with a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE), a scientifically developed, objective process to measure a worker's physical capabilities and tolerances, also known as a worker's physical demand level (PDL). Benefits of Using FCEs
Determine the level of participation and activity that is right for the patient, providing the highest probability of return to work without re-injury
Answer legally defensible case resolution-relevant questions for referral sources
Practice hierarchy of safety, reliability, validity, practicality and utility
Use standardized protocols to objectively define an individual’s safe and functional levels for return to work and case closure
Are peer-reviewed, validity-based and legally defensible in the field of occupational rehabilitation
Provide clear, concise, timely reports specific to an individual’s physical capabilities
Workers’ Comp Rehab Standardized Protocols
At ATI Physical Therapy, standardized protocols determine the level of participation and activity that is right for the patient following rehabilitation, thus providing the highest probability for return to work without re-injury. Reliability and Validity
ATI's certified functional evaluators administer FCEs with evaluation tools and methods that are peer-reviewed, validity based and legally defensible in the field of occupational rehabilitation. All testing is performed with standardized protocols that are specific to each case in question. Each FCE will provide information on reliability of physical effort, reliability of pain reports/behaviors and safe levels of functional capacity. Honesty and Objectivity
ATI Physical Therapy provides testing results that are trustworthy. ATI is an independently owned and operated company with the goal to provide fair, accurate, concise, objective data and information in each specific workers' compensation case. Communication
ATI Physical Therapy's certified functional evaluators produce FCEs that are clear, concise, timely and specific to provide case closure for the referral sources and the workers' compensation client. Convenience
ATI Physical Therapy uses mobile equipment, which allows companies and their employees the convenience of ATI professionals performing on-site evaluations when needed.