Guide to the evaluation of functional ability : how to request, interpret, and apply functional capacity evaluations / [edited] by Elizabeth Genovese, Jill S. Galper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Genovese, Elizabeth.

Galper, Jill S.

American Medical Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disability evaluation.

Disability Evaluation.

Medical Subjects:

Disability Evaluation.

Physical Description:

xxi, 530 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

[Chicago, Ill.] : American Medical Association, [2009]

Summary:

"Assists in understanding the components used in functional assessment and their use in postoffer testing, work-injury management, and evaluation of patients with chronic pain"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to functional capacity evaluation / Susan Isernhagen

Approach to requesting a functional evaluation / Elizabeth Genovese and Susan J. Isernhagen

General testing principles for functional capacity evaluations / Susan Isernhagen and Jill S. Galper

Baseline functional capacity evaluation components / Jill S. Galper

Activities of daily living and psychometric questionnaires / Elizabeth Genovese and Mark Hyman

Dynamic material handling testing / Ev Innes

Use of computerized extremity and trunk tests in functional capacity evaluation / Jill S. Galper ... [et al.]

Static testing in functional capacity evaluations / Jill S. Galper and James Lamprakos

Evaluating movement and positional tolerance / Michael Coupland, Margot Miller, and Jill S. Galper

Evaluating aerobic capacity / Harriët Wittink and Tim Takken

Assessing evaluee effort / Bhagwani S. Sindhu and Phyllis M. King

Upper extremity functional testing / Cynthia T. Kwasniewski and Elaine Labovitz

Postoffer functional testing for injury prevention: methodological and practical considerations / Eva Schonstein and Dianna T. Kenny

Job-specific functional testing for injury management / Rick Wickstrom

Functional capacity evaluation for patients with chronic pain / Lisa Fore, Janice Keeley and Tom Mayer

Data analysis and the functional capacity evaluation report / Jill Galper and Jerry N. Fogel

Choosing a functional capacity evaluation evaluator / Jill Galper and Elizabeth Genovese

Clinician and insurer application of functional test results / Elizabeth Genovese

Application of the functional capacity evaluation by vocational experts / Jasen M. Walker

Legal issues in functional capacity evaluations / Gwen Simons

The scientific status of functional capacity evaluation / Michiel Reneman, Harriët Wittink and Douglas P. Gross

Conclusions and agenda for the future / Elizabeth Genovese and Jill Galper.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781603590013

1603590013

OCLC:

213312681