Functional Capacity Evaluation
Comprehensive testing of lifting, carrying, positional tolerance, and sustained work, with validity and consistency measures throughout.
Americus, Georgia · Southwest GA
Independent functional evaluations for clearer work-capacity decisions.
Functional Capacity Evaluations, Impairment Ratings, and return-to-work testing performed in person by one licensed physical therapist who prepares every case and stands behind every report.
25+ yrsClinical physical therapy experience.
2006FCE and impairment rating work began.
1:1One evaluator. One schedule. Direct answers.
Independent evaluator
Standardized protocols
Clear work restrictions
Southwest Georgia
What I do
Objective reports for the decisions that need more than a note in the chart.
Every evaluation is standardized, performed in person, and written to answer the actual referral question.
Impairment Rating
Whole-person impairment using the AMA Guides for workers' compensation and personal injury matters in Georgia.
Fitness-for-Duty
Clear determinations about whether someone can safely perform essential job demands, with restrictions when appropriate.
Post-Offer Employment Testing
Job-specific testing for new hires, built around documented physical demands and designed for ADA-compliant decision-making.
How the work happens
Careful intake, controlled testing, useful conclusions.
The value of an FCE or impairment rating depends on the independence of the evaluator and the clarity of the method. The report should make the clinical reasoning visible.
- Referral questionScope, records, job demands, and timeline are clarified before scheduling.
- Records reviewMedical history and relevant imaging are reviewed against the reason for referral.
- Testing dayStructured physical performance testing includes safety monitoring and validity checks.
- ReportFindings are translated into work capacity, restrictions, impairment, or next-step guidance.
Who it serves
Built for referrals where objectivity matters.
The practice supports legal, medical, employer, and claims decisions without carrier, firm, employer, or treatment-provider ties.
Attorneys
Workers' compensation, personal injury, disability matters, and cases where functional evidence needs to be specific.
Physicians
Objective functional data to guide treatment, restrictions, maximum medical improvement, and disposition.
Employers
Post-offer testing, fitness-for-duty decisions, ergonomic assessment, and physical demand analysis.
Insurers & Case Managers
Independent evaluations that support claim decisions with documented testing and clear conclusions.
About the practice
Licensed physical therapist. Independent evaluator. Direct communication.
FCE Clinic is led by a Georgia-licensed physical therapist with more than twenty-five years of clinical experience and FCE and impairment rating work dating to 2006.
The practice is intentionally small because that makes it possible to prepare each case carefully, keep scheduling realistic, and stand behind each report personally.
Practice snapshot
- LocationAmericus, Georgia
- CoverageSouthwest Georgia and nearby communities
- CredentialsGeorgia PT license; AMA Guides training
- Also availableErgonomics, physical demand analyses, record review
Have a case to discuss? Let's talk.
The most reliable way to reach the practice is by phone or email. Questions about fit, scope, and timing are answered before anyone is scheduled.