FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY EVALUATIONS
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FCE's are comprehensive tests of flexibility, strength, endurance, and aerobic conditioning to use for proper returning-to-work placement or to decide the level of enrollment in Work Hardening. |
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A complete FCE is performed on all patients entering the Work Hardening program and require 3-5 hours of time. An abbreviated test (2 hours or less) is performed on all patients completing the Work Hardening program. |
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FCE's are also ordered on any patient if there is a question regarding his/her safe return to work. A detailed job description is very important in an FCE. |
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FCE's contain the following three elements: |
A physical evaluation of the injured area including quantitative measurements of the range of motion in the injured joint(s) or region(s), and measurements of strength and endurance with comparison to the patient's opposite joint or region or to a normal data base.
Functional abilities tests which include: a) standardized tests of generic functional tasks such as lifting, pushing, pulling, squatting, carrying and climbing; b) hand function tests which measure fine and gross motor coordination, grip strength, pinch strength and manipulation tests; c) submaximal cardiovascular endurance tests which measure aerobic capacity; and d) static positional tolerance.
A brief physical examination and a brief neurological evaluation.
| Medicare Insurance Plans Taken Care of Here - Over 60% of Medicare recipients claim to still be confused by Medicare changes of 2006. (Arthritis Today magazine) If you have questions whether your therapy will be covered, give us a call at (940) 566-5714 and we can verify all of your benefits to assure proper payment before you begin your program. For more information please call us at (940) 566-5714 or go to <Insurance Plans> link on the left to see the latest plans. |
| Therapy on Saturdays is available - We provide appointment times every Saturday to better meet your needs on scheduling. Please let us know if this will work better for you and your lifestyle. |
| Warm Aquatic Therapy Great for Cold Days - Warm Water Aquatic Therapy is provided all year round in heated pools. This allows our patients to rehabilitate and heal at the same time. The shallow end is only waist-deep so patients don't have to swim or get their hair wet! |
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