Functional Capacity & Work Tolerance

A Functional Capacity Work Tolerance Assessment measures work related physical activity tolerance documenting outcomes for comparison to the Canadian Government National Classification Index (NOC) physical demand characteristic descriptor profile. The Functional Capacity Work Tolerance Assessment is used in conjunction with the NOC descriptor profile to determine fitness for work based on the listed work demands.

The Functional Capacity Work Tolerance Assessment assists with matching the workers demonstrated physical activity tolerance while also identifying overall consistency and effort for a validity profile and physical barriers from existing pathology. The Functional Capacity Work Tolerance Assessment can be used by a physician during a file review or Independent Medical Evaluation or as a stand alone report identifying physical work tolerance, applied effort measured through consistency, validity and reliability test outcomes and limitations resulting from a medical condition.