Free Resources and Literature
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Functional Capacity Evaluation: Forms and Charts
- Buyer’s Guide: This is a basic starter set designed to implement the Cal-FCP as the default functional capacity evaluation test battery.
- Cal-FCP Examiner’s Manual: Available in Dr. Matheson’s ToolKit
- Cal-FCP Examiner’s Manual (abstract only — does not include appendices.)
- Cal-FCP Evaluation Schedule
- Cal-FCP Evaluation Record
- Cal-FCP Health Questionnaire
- Cal-FCP Sample Reports
- Cal-FCP Standard Report Form
- Cal-FCP Whole Body and Hand Symptom Description
- EPIC Authorization to Release Information
- EPIC Daily Evaluation Schedule
- EPIC Individualized Work Evaluation Plan
- EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Female and Male (726k)
- EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Female (363k)
- EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Male (364k)
- EPIC Lift Capacity Test Symptom Description Form
- EPIC Reported Functional Tolerances
- EPIC Social and Educational History
- EPIC Structured Intake Interview
- Feasibility Evaluation Checklist
- Job Demands Questionnaire
- Lift Capacity Translation Charts
- PDC Chart
- Productivity Index
- Work Capacity Decision Tree
ELC Certification Forms Packet
- Certification Application
- Certification Procedures
- Follow-up Questionnaire
- Health Questionnaire
- Informed Consent
- Job Demands Questionnaire
Calculators
- Hand Function Sort Calculator
- Spinal Function Sort Calculator
- Hand Strength Calculator, Female (the Hand Strength Calculator, Male, is available in Dr. Matheson’s ToolKit)
- ELC Demonstration Calculator
Selected Scientific Literature (Also available in Dr. Matheson’s ToolKit)
EPIC Lift Capacity Test
- 1991: The Reliability and Validity of Two New Tests of Lifting Capacity
- 1993: Effect of Instructions on Measurement of Isometric Whole Body Strength: Reliability and Validity
- 1994: Effect of Focussed Strength Training After Low Back Injury
- 1994: Reliability of the EPIC Lift Capacity Test
- 1995: A Test to Measure Lift Capacity of Physically Impaired Adults: Development and Reliability Testing
- 1995: A Test to Measure Lift Capacity of Physically Impaired Adults: Part II: Reactivity in a Patient Sample
- ELC Standard References: Age and Body Weight Normative Values for the EPIC Lift Capacity Test [ELC Norms]
- 2000: Sensitivity and Specificity of the Indicators of Sincere Effort of the EPIC Lift Capacity Test on a Previously Injured Population
- 2002: Contributions of Aerobic Fitness and Back Strength to Lift Capacity
Symptom Magnification Syndrome
- 1990: Symptom Magnification Syndrome: A Modern Tragedy and Its Treatment
- 1991: Symptom Magnification Syndrome Structured Interview: Rationale and Procedure
- 1998: Use of Maximum Voluntary Effort Testing to Identify Symptom Magnification Syndrome
- Revisiting “How Do You Know He Tried His Best”: The Coefficient of Variation as a Determinant of Consistent Effort
Functional Capacity Evaluation
- 1987: Aggressive Evaluation Leads to Cost Savings: Injured Workers Avoid Rehabilitation and Return to Work
- 1996: Standardized Evaluation of Work Capacity
(HTML) · (PDF) - 1997: Testimony of Leonard N. Matheson, PhD, CVE: Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives One Hundred Fifth Congress
(HTML) · (PDF) - 2001: Functional Assessment Construct Taxonomy, Social Security Administration Disability Determination Project
- 2003: The Functional Capacity Evaluation, Matheson, L., in G. Andersson & S. Demeter & G. Smith (Eds.), Disability Evaluation. 2nd Edition. Chicago, IL: Mosby Yearbook.
Spinal and Hand Function Sorts
- 1993: Reliability of a Measure of Perceived Functional Ability
- 1993: Validity of a Measure of Self-Perception as an Indicator of Change in the Rehabilitation of Adults with Low Back Injury
Work Hardening
- Work Hardening Strategies: Feasibility for Competitive Employment
- Goaling Process
- Work Hardening Strategies: The Goaling Process
- Work Hardening (Matheson, L. (1995). In J. Frymoyer & T. Ducker & N. Hadler & J. Kostuik & J. Weinstein & T. Whitecloud (Eds.), The Adult Spine: Principles and Practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Raven Press.