FCEs in the Vocational Evaluation Process
The FCE provides critical information as part of the vocational evaluation process. FCE findings indicate if a person is able to return to his past work based upon a Physical Demands Job Analysis and if so, in what capacity or with what limitations and/or what accommodations; to alternate work based upon transferable skills; to alternate work that requires job retraining; or if the person is no longer capable of competitive employment.
The Vocational Evaluation
The therapist/vocational evaluator addresses the aforementioned return to work scenarios as it pertains to various types of cases:
- Personal injury
- Medical malpractice
- Automobile
- Social Security
- Long Term Disability
- Employment cases
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Case Studies
![Woman with post-surgery shoulder pain](https://ellenradersmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/casestudy-770x460-upperextremity.png)
Upper Extremity
40-year old woman, 2.5 years post shoulder surgery, after which she was diagnosed with a right brachial…
![Man with devastating leg injury](https://ellenradersmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/casestudy-770x460-leg.png)
Leg Injury Assessment
51-year old construction worker, 1.5 years post injury and 10 left leg surgeries to salvage a crushed leg…
![Woman with spinal injuries](https://ellenradersmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/casestudy-770x460-cervicalspine.png)
Cervical & Lumbar Spine Evaluation
Homemaker with spinal injuries following a motor vehicle accident