Functional Capacity Assessments in Canberra.
Independent FCAs for Workers Compensation, Comcare, CTP motor accident, and NDIS plan review. Comprehensive reports within 10 business days. Impartial, evidence-based, and defensible.
- Comcare, iCare & CTP accepted
- NDIS plan-review FCAs
- Reports within 10 business days
- Impartial independent assessments
FCA services at Fitness & Wellbeing Physiology.
Experience where it counts: I have completed contracted functional capacity assessments for Australian Government departments and Defence workers. If your organisation needs independent, defensible assessments with clear reporting and fast turnaround, this is work I know well. Call me directly on 0418 153 608 to discuss volume arrangements.
A Functional Capacity Assessment (FCA) is a comprehensive, standardised assessment of a person's ability to perform physical work tasks, activities of daily living, or functional demands relevant to their claim or plan. It is conducted by an Accredited Exercise Physiologist and produces a written report used in claims management and planning decisions.
Workers Compensation FCA
- Physical task demands analysis
- Return-to-work capacity assessment
- Safe work hours and restrictions
- Prognosis for return to pre-injury duties
- Impartial, not treating therapist
NDIS Plan-Review FCA
- Current functional capacity baseline
- Support needs evidence
- Goals and progress against plan
- Recommendations for future support
- Signed by registered AEP
CTP / Motor Accident
- Post-accident functional limitations
- Physical capacity testing
- Activities of daily living assessment
- Report for insurer or legal proceedings
Comcare
- Commonwealth workplace injury claims
- Capacity to work assessment
- Return-to-work planning support
- Comcare-compliant reporting format
To request an FCA, contact James with the referral details and claim information. A quote is provided within 1 business day and the assessment can typically be scheduled within 1–2 weeks.
Why my assessments hold up.
A functional capacity assessment is only as good as the scrutiny it can survive. Mine are built for that scrutiny: standardised, repeatable testing, effort consistency checks, and reports written in the language insurers, employers and legal readers actually use, with conclusions the data supports and nothing the data does not.
I have delivered assessment and rehabilitation work inside government and Defence contract environments, where documentation standards are unforgiving, and I bring that discipline to every referral. Assessors who overstate capacity create disputes. Assessors who understate it create dependency. The value is in getting it right, and being able to show your reasoning.
What referrers get.
- Clear scheduling, assessments accommodated within days, not weeks
- Standardised batteries matched to the referral question
- Reports delivered on the agreed deadline, every time
- Direct phone access to the assessor, me, for clarifications
For insurers, rehabilitation providers and employers needing ACT coverage, I am a single call and a fast turnaround. For workers, you get an honest, respectful assessment where nothing about your situation is prejudged.
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