Evaluating Functional Capacity
The purpose of a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is to provide an objective measure of a patient's/client's safe functional abilities compared to the physical demands of work.

Legal and Risk Management Issues
This document was created to help physical therapists develop effective risk management strategies in this unique practice environment.

Physical Therapist Management of the Acutely Injured Worker
The purpose of these guidelines is to address early physical therapist examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and prognosis, for a worker who presents with a neuromusculoskeletal injury incurred on the job.

The Physical Therapist in Occupational Health
The role of the physical therapist in occupational health includes examination and evaluation of individuals with work-related risk factor(s), impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or other health-related conditions which prevent individuals from performing their occupational pursuits in order to determine a diagnosis, prognosis, and implement intervention as necessary.

Work Conditioning and Work Hardening Programs
The following guidelines identify Work Conditioning and Work Hardening as separate and distinct programs for injured workers. These guidelines describe program elements that should be used to develop and guide practice.

Work-Related Injury/Illness Prevention and Ergonomics
The purpose of this document is to establish guidelines for the delivery of occupational injury/illness prevention and ergonomics services provided by physical therapists.