Abstract
Literature evidence indicates that physicians have great difficulty in translating medical impairment into functional limitation and thereby establishing the work capacity or the residual functional capacity (RFC) of the injured worker. This is especially true for the chronic pain patient (CPP). Development of quantitative methods for the measurement of functional capacity (FC), have not improved the problems involved in the measurement of RFC and the translation of RFC into the demand minimum functional capacity (DMFC) of some job or jobs. The relationship between FC, RFC, work capacity and DMFC is reviewed. We have developed a method/battery for measuring RFC in CPPs utilizingthe Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) which is readily translatable into DMFC of some job or jobs. Suggestions are made for future directions in the measurement of workcapacity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 107-113 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
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Keywords
- Chronic pain
- Functional capacity
- Impairment
- Injured worker
- Residual functional capacity
- Work capacity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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Physician limitations when assessing work capacity : A review. / Fishbain, David A; Khalil, Tarek M.; Abdel-Moty, Elsayed; Cutler, Robert; Sadek, Soha; Renee Steele, Rosomoff; Rosomoff, Hubert L.
In: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1995, p. 107-113.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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