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- EPIC Lift Capacity Certification Kit
- Sorts
  - Hand Function Sort
  - Spinal Function Sort
- ToolKit (includes the Cal-FCP)
- Symptom Magnification Syndrome, Self-Study & In-Service Training Seminar Package
- Protocol Starter Set
- Free Resources
  - Buyer’s Guide: How to Get Started in Functional Capacity Evaluation
  - Calculators
    - Hand Function Sort Calculator
    - Spinal Function Sort Calculator
    - Hand Strength Calculator, Female (the Hand Strength Calculator, Male, is available in ToolKit)
    - ELC Demonstration Calculator
  - Forms, Charts, Samples
    - Cal-FCP Examiner’s Manual: Available in Dr. Matheson’s ToolKit
    - Cal-FCP Examiner’s Manual (abstract only — does not include appendices.) [PDF]
    - Cal-FCP Evaluation Schedule [PDF]
    - Cal-FCP Evaluation Record [PDF]
    - Cal-FCP Health Questionnaire [PDF]
    - Whole Body and Hand Symptom Description [PDF]
    - Job Demands Questionnaire [PDF]
    - Lift Capacity Translation Charts [PDF]
    - Work Capacity Decision Tree [PDF]
    - Cal-FCP Standard Report Form [PDF]
    - Cal-FCP Sample Reports
    - EPIC Authorization to Release Information [PDF]
    - EPIC Daily Evaluation Schedule [PDF]
    - EPIC Individualized Work Evaluation Plan [PDF]
    - EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Female and Male (726k) [PDF]
    - EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Female (363k) [PDF]
    - EPIC Lift Capacity Evaluation Record Forms: Male (364k) [PDF]
    - EPIC Lift Capacity Test Symptom Description Form [PDF]
    - EPIC Reported Functional Tolerances [PDF]
    - EPIC Social and Educational History [PDF]
    - EPIC Structured Intake Interview [PDF]
    - Feasibility Evaluation Checklist [PDF]
    - PDC Chart [PDF]
  - ELC Certification Forms Packet
    - Certification Application [PDF]
    - Certification Procedures [PDF]
    - Follow-Up Questionnaire [PDF]
    - Health Questionnaire [PDF]
    - Informed Consent [PDF]
    - Job Demands Questionnaire [PDF]
    - MTAP Instructions
  - Selected Scientific Literature (also available in Dr. Matheson’s ToolKit)
    - EPIC Lift Capacity Test
    - Symptom Magnification Syndrome
      - 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 [PDF]
    - 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 [PDF]
      - 2003: The Functional Capacity Evaluation, Matheson, L., in G. Andersson & S. Demeter & G. Smith (Eds.), Disability Evaluation. 2nd Edition. Chicago, IL: Mosby Yearbook. [PDF]
    - 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.
  - Offprints
  - EpicRehab Videos
- Links
- Len Matheson: What’s What