#functional capacity

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Functional Capacity Exams

Functional Capacity Exams - A physician will observe the patient participating in particular tasks that may be involved in the patient’s job. Based on tests and observations, the physician will provide a report that the patient and insurance companies will use to evaluate the best possible working conditions for the patient and to determine a realistic timeline for returning to work.

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I don’t think I ever talked about how my functional capacity evaluation. So I was flaring that day and had physical therapy, and I go in there and the PT guy is like, “Yeah we have to do a progress note” (which means me stretching and moving around and its so tiring, as I thought I was going in and it would be a normal appointment where he rubs my back. So my flare became a holy fuck flare. Then I went to the functional test and omg I couldn’t even move. They made me do this strength thing where I squeeze this thing and the woman’s like

“Yeah people your age should be able to do 60-70 pounds, you’re at 7-12 pounds” And I was like, “Oh my god that’s bad” and we both started laughing. 

Then she made me pick up boxs which I was unable to do, and I literally was having trouble picking up two pounds and oh god it was so bad.

So I think my test was beneficial for my social security and also me getting a wheelchair because if I were to go in there without a flare, I would have been able to do more but then I wouldn’t be able to move for three days which they don’t see. So me going in there and being like those three days was good.

I found out my court date btw which I’ll post in another post.