The Metriks Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) certification is a course on the proper design, administration, and interpretation of FCEs. This course will teach the student how to conduct the four major components of an FCE: Intake Interview, medical records review, physical examination and content valid functional testing. The content of this material will follow the American Physical Therapy Association’s FCE Best Practices Guideline.

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Metriks Functional capacity evaluation course

Course curriculum

    1. Lesson 1: Welcome

    2. What does the referral source want to know?

    3. When is the FCE done?

    4. Introduction to FCE - Slides 1-21

    5. Introduction to FCE - Slides 22-40

    6. Introduction to FCE - Slides 41-90

    7. Lesson 14: History of the FCE (bonus)

    8. Lesson 15: When to Perform an FCE (bonus)

    9. Lesson 16: Return to Work FCE (bonus)

    10. (Optional) Best Practice Guidelines Slides

    1. Intake Interview

    2. Intake Interview Continued

    3. Lesson 1: Background

    4. Lesson 2: Sitting Tolerance

    5. Lesson 3: Intake Documents

    6. Lesson 4: Pain Disability Index

    7. Lesson 5: QuickDASH Questionnaire

    8. Lesson 6: Owestry Back Pain Index

    9. Lesson 7: McGill Pain Questionnaire

    10. Lesson 8: Dallas Pain Questionnaire

    11. Lesson 9: Patient Health Questionnaire

    12. Lesson 10: CIEG- Chr Scale

    13. Lesson 11: FFQ-Chr Scale

    14. Lesson 12: Activity Rating Chart

    15. Lesson 13: Visual Analogue Scale

    16. Lesson 14: Headache Disability Index

    17. Lesson 15: LEFS

    18. Lesson 16: UEFI

    19. Lesson 17: Mental Health Inventory

    20. Lesson 18: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

    21. Lesson 19: Brief Pain Inventory

    22. Lesson 20: Neck Disability Index

    23. Lesson 21: Roland-Morris Low Back Pain Questionnaire

    24. Lesson 22: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    25. (Optional) Intake Interview Slides

    26. Sample Patient - Intake Documents

    27. Greeting a Patient & Signing Documents - Intake Interview V.1

    28. Sample Patient - Intake Interview

    29. Assignment #1 - Intake Interview

    30. Assignment #2 - Intake Documents

    1. Introduction to equipment, neck & shoulder range of motion

    2. Neck & shoulder Range of Motion Software Input

    3. Spine Range of Motion & Grip Strength

    4. Neck, Wrist & Lower Extremity Range of Motion

    5. Lesson 1: Overview

    6. Lesson 2: Background

    7. Lesson 3: Cervical

    8. Lesson 4: Thoracic

    9. Lesson 5: Lumbar

    10. Lumbar Spine - Range of Motion V.4

    11. Lesson 6: Shoulder

    12. Lesson 7: Elbow

    13. Lesson 8: Wrist

    14. Lesson 9: Hip

    15. Lesson 10: Knee

    16. Lesson 11: Ankle

    17. (Optional) Impairment Testing Slides

    18. Sample Patient - Range Of Motion (Visual)

    19. Sample Patient - Range of Motion (Wrist)

    1. Introduction: Video of slide deck

    2. (Optional) Review introduction slides

    3. Software Input & Pinch Grip

    4. Pinch Grip: Video of slide deck

    5. (Optional) Review pinch grip slides

    6. Pinch Grip Test - Effort Testing V.1

    7. Sample Patient - Pinch Grip: Key Position

    8. Sample Patient - Pinch Grip: Tip Position

    9. Sample Patient - Pinch Grip: Palmer Position

    10. 5-Span Hand Grip: Video of slide deck

    11. (Optional) Review 5-Span hand grip slides

    12. 5 Span Grip Test - Effort Testing V.1

    13. Sample Patient - Hand Strength

    14. Rapid Exchange Grip Test (REG): Video of slide deck

    15. (Optional) Review Rapid Exchange Grip slides

    16. Sample Patient - Hand Grip: Rapid Exchange

    17. Rapid Exchange Grip Test - Effort Testing

    18. Effort Summary - Effert Testing V.1

    19. (Optional) Clinical Consistency slide deck

    20. Sample Patient - Isometric Floor Lift 1

    21. Sample Patient - Isometric Floor Lift 2

    22. Guide to FCE effort testing lecture notes

    1. Crawling, walking & climbing

    2. Reaching (Using Pegs)

    3. Reaching (Using crate)

    4. Lesson 1: Background

    5. Lesson 2: Working Criteria

    6. Lesson 3: Length/Guidelines

    7. Lesson 4: Measurements

    8. Lesson 5: Test Scores

    9. Lesson 6: Mobility

    10. Walking - Non-material Handling V.1.

    11. Sample Patient - Walk 1

    12. Sample Patient - Walk 2

    13. Crawling - Non-Material Handling V.2

    14. Stairs - Non-Material Handling V.1.

    15. Ladder Climb - Non-Material Handling V.1

    16. Balance - Non-Material Handling V.2

    17. Sample Patient - Berg Balance: Standing Unsupported (2 mins)

    18. Lesson 7: Reach Up

    19. Reach Up - Non-Material Handling V.1

    20. Sample Patient - Overhead Reach: Left

    21. Sample Patient - Overhead Reach: Right

    22. Sample Patient - Sustained Overhead Reach

    23. Lesson 8: Reach Out

    24. Forward Reaching - Non-Material Handling V.2

    25. Sample Patient - Shoulder Reaching: Right

    26. Sample Patient - Shoulder Reaching: Left

    27. Lesson 9: Handling and Fingering

    28. Handling & Fine Dexterity - Non-Material Handling V.1

    29. Sample Patient - Waist Reach: Left

    30. Sample Patient - Waist Reach: Right

    31. Lesson 11: Crouch/Squat

    32. Squat/Crouch - Non-Material Handling V.1

    33. Sample Patient - Repeated Crouching

    34. Sample Patient - Short Sustained Crouching

    35. Lesson 12: Kneel

    36. Kneeling - Non-Material Handling V.1

    37. Sample Patient - Repeated Kneeling: Left Knee Down

    38. Sample Patient - Repeated Kneeling: Right Knee Down

    39. Lesson 10: Bend/Stoop

    40. Bending - Non-Material Handling V.2

    41. Sample Patient - Repeated Bending

    42. (Optional) Non-Material Handling Slides

    1. Lesson 1: Background

    2. Lesson 2: Process (1)

    3. Lesson 2: Process (2)

    4. Lesson 3: Occasional/Frequent Lifting

    5. Lesson 4: Ending the Test

    6. Lesson 5: Documentation

    7. Lesson 6: Floor to Waist

    8. Sample Patient - Heart Rate Measure

    9. Sample Patient - Floor To Waist Lift

    10. Lesson 7: Floor to Shoulder

    11. Lesson 8: Waist to Shoulder

    12. Lesson 9: Waist to Overhead

    13. Double-Handed Carry Test - Material Handling V.2

    14. Single-Handed Carry Test - Material Handling V.2

    15. Lesson 10: Software

    16. (Optional) Material Handling Slides

    17. Sample Patient - Isometric floor lift demo

    18. Sample Patient - Isometric Floor lift

    19. Sample Patient - Pull: No Body Weight

    20. Sample Patient - Pull

About this course

  • $750.00
  • 159 lessons
  • 14.5 hours of video content

Why is Evaluating Functional Capacity Evaluation Important?

  • Ability to evaluate an individuals capacity to perform work activities related to his or her participation in employment.

  • To be able to measure and analyze levels of physical effort to determine if the client’s assessment data is a reasonable representation of ability or if the client could do more than demonstrated.

  • Rely on functional testing to more objectively identify an individual’s functional abilities and limitations rather than their use of estimates, commonly called restrictions.

Here's What the Course will Cover

Intake Interview 

Learn what intake interview is and to effectively start an FCE assessment.



Intake Document 

Understand the importance of pre-assessment questionnaires and documentations.


Impairment and effort Testing 

Develop skills on how to test for range of motion and perform full body Range of motion measurements.  Learn how to measure physical efforts of a subject and how to observe and record signs.


Material and non-material  Handling 

Understand how to observe and record clinical observations related to material handling. Describe how the level of "Physical effort" is considered when rating a subjects ability. Discover different types of non-material handling and how to measure each testing.

Sample FCE Resources

You will have access to samples FCE Reports templates and examples. Gain access to FCE Best practice guideline and course manual.


Metriks FREE Functional Capacity Evaluation Software

Learn how to use the Metriks FREE Software. The course provides an in-depth tutorial that will show you how to use the software to your advantage. 

We Have got You Covered with High Quality Content

  • Comprehensive lecture notes that can help you focus on the important concepts

  • Video lessons to watch as often as you wish

  • Assessment templates, manuals and reports that can be used on a clients right away