FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluations)

Page 1 of 12 FCE ( functional Capacity Evaluations) are used often in South Carolina worker compensation claim s presentation. It hasbeen this author s experience that far too much reliance is given to the FCE reports, though,actually the FCE procedure is varied in use, heavily reliant on subjective opinions of therapists(even though often stated self servingly to the contrary, and inconsistent in , medical doctors order FCEs and utilize them in formulating their opinionsabout a patient s physical function level of abilities. Doctors often do so knowing almost nothingabout determining the validity of (or lack of validity) the performance method of an FCE. FCEsare no more valid and reliable than are polygraph exams. FCE s have multiple (dozens) of waysto do them and no generally recognized and accepted consensus as to which method is reliable tojustify being admitted into evidence. (At least polygraph exams all utilize the same machine.))

Page 1 of 12 FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluations) I. INTRODUCTION FCEs are used often in South Carolina worker compensation claim’s presentation.

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