This two day introductory course is designed to help your enhance your functional testing, evaluation and assessment skills as well as introduce you to the concepts and procedures for performing functional capacity evaluations.

Functional Testing

• Learn how to properly, efficiently and safely test pain sensitivity, range of motion and muscle strength
• Learn the differences between manual and computerized testing methods
• Learn AMA methodology and protocols for range of motion assessment
• Learn and understand muscle grading scales
• Learn the difference between isokinetic, isotonic and isometric muscle testing
• Learn how to interpret muscle testing force curves
• Learn how muscle testing is used for neurological (myotome) and mechanical (injury) testing

Functional Capacity Evaluation and Assessment

• Learn about job descriptions and how they relate to the critical demands of the job
• Learn how to perform full job analyses
• Learn the differences between essential functions and critical demands
• Learn the importance of and evaluation methods for work activites and work postures
• Learn the varied uses of functional capacity evaluations and how the FCE is different from other types of evaluations
• Learn the role of the technician, clinician and evaluator
• Learn ethical billing and proper coding techniques

Instructor

Fred N. Lerner, DC, PhD, FACO is a chiropractic orthopedist in Beverly Hills, California. He also maintains staff privileges with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, and was the first Doctor of Chiropractic on staff there. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Lerner served as Director of Physical Therapy at Spalding Orthopedic Rehabilitative Therapy in Beverly Hills. He works in a multidisciplinary setting with spine surgeons, physiatrists and other specialists.

Dr. Lerner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists and the American Academy of Pain Management. He is also a fellow of the Academy of Forensic and Industrial Chiropractic Consultants and the Academy of Chiropractic Orthopedists.

Dr. Lerner has been in private practice since 1980. He has a comprehensive background performing Independent Medical Examinations/Functional Capacity Evaluations and providing peer reviews for insurer/medical/legal affiliations. His company, Lerner Education, is a Provider for the California Division of Worker’s Compensation Medical Unit for Qualified Medical Evaluator education programs.

Dr. Lerner received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Toronto and his Doctorate in Chiropractic from the Southern California University of Health Sciences - Los Angeles College of Chiropractic. He also earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electromedical Sciences from City University Los Angeles School of Electromedical Sciences.

To bypass this course and move straight to Mid-Level Functional Capacity Evaluation and Assessment, the Introduction to Functional Testing, Evaluation and Assessment competency test must be taken without assistance or research and the attendee must score a minimum of 85%. Tests must be received by JTECH no later than 3 weeks prior to the Module Two class date.