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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Functional Assessment Evaluation
Functional Assessment Evaluation or FAE, ordered by WCB.
Has anyone had one of these done?
Mine is a week away. It is a whole day in an office situated in a city thats 2.5 hours away. I will be seen by a chiropractor, a physical therapist, and occupational therapist and a general practioner (GP) or what many call a PCP.
The outcome of their individual assessments will determine my return to work and any therapies needed to get me there. None of these medical professionals will ever see me again. They will have no actual involvement in anything they recommend. (Just like the neuro psych back in Feb)
Even if after I say that, it STILL sounds like this FAE is perhaps in my best interests, please remember it's ordered through workers comp, so they get the result they ask for. It is highly unlikely to result in actual therapies and more likely to result (AT BEST) in recommendations to WCB about workplace accommodations.
Wondering if anyone has gone through one with Workers Comp. (I know it's different in the U.S.) What to expect and will it be useful? Should I expect to be drained like I was from the NP testing?
My symptoms coming up on month 5 of PCS are the same. Head and neck pain, fullness in the head, tightness in head and deep within ears, ears ringing, vision problems, speech problems, cognitive problems.
Thanks for any info out there.
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.
NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.
About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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