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Functional Capacity Evaluations a Crucial Skill in Personal Injury Practice

An often encountered test in the personal injury setting is a functional capacity evaluation. In order to properly conduct a cross-examination in a personal injury or workers' compensation setting, ...
Nature

Six-Minute Walk Test and Functional Exercise Capacity

The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) is an established submaximal exercise assessment designed to quantify functional exercise capacity in diverse populations. By measuring the distance a subject can walk ...
Benzinga.com

Functional Capacity Evaluation Team Grows at Mobile Health with New Physical Therapist

Tara Bach-Martinez, Doctor of Physical Therapy, is Mobile Health's new physical therapist and is overseeing the new Functional Capacity Evaluations Exams. Born in Mobile, Alabama but raised in Vermont ...
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Assessment of Work-Related Functional Abilities Is Important In Disability Determination

WASHINGTON – Assessments of a person’s ability to function at work provide important information for disability determinations, and many validated tests are available to assess work-related physical ...
Nature

The six-minute walk distance is a marker of hemodynamic-related functional capacity in hypertension: a case–control study

The Institutional Ethics Committee approved this study protocol before execution (CAAE 05517012.8.0000.5235). All subjects signed an informed consent form after being informed of the study aims and ...