A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) is a set of tests that are used to identify a person's physical skills, functional capabilities, activity endurance, and work tolerances.
Results of the evaluation are utilized to provide recommendations regarding a patient's ability to return to work, return to work with restrictions, or the need for accommodations to safely return to work.
FCE's are also utilized to establish baseline abilities for work hardening or work conditioning programs and are often used by physicians to assist with completion of disability and/or work forms.
