Functional Capacity Evaluation of Back Pain Patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 42 (23) ◽  
pp. 1623-1623
Author(s):  
Althea K. Ward ◽  
Sherif M. Waly ◽  
Gregory Ward
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Functional Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Pain Patients

Symptom Increase Following a Functional Capacity Evaluation in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: An Explorative Study of Safety

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiel F. Reneman ◽  
Wietske Kuijer ◽  
Sandra Brouwer ◽  
H. R. Schiphorst Preuper ◽  
Johan W. Groothoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Functional Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Capacity Evaluation

Assessment of Psychosocial Factors in Functional Capacity Evaluation of Clients with Chronic Back Pain

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (9) ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libby Gibson ◽  
Jeny Strong
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Return To Work ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Functional Capacity Evaluation ◽  
Perceived Disability ◽  
Capacity Evaluation

Psychosocial factors have been shown to be major determinants in the return to work of individuals with chronic back pain. It is important, therefore, for occupational therapists to have an understanding of these factors and to include an evaluation of them when assessing function for work. This article presents an overview of the influence of some of these factors on function and, in particular, return to work in individuals with chronic back pain. It also provides an introduction to tools occupational therapists may use to assess these factors within a comprehensive functional capacity evaluation. Variables discussed include perceived disability, expectation of return to work, self-efficacy, perceived effort, pain intensity, pain location and pain behaviour. Consideration is given to the reliability and validity of the tools reviewed.

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