Daryl Short, DPT, has been practicing Physical Therapy for over 30 years.

The focus of his practice is providing Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) to clients with work or personal injuries. He currently provides FCEs to multiple referral sources including:

  • Attorneys,
  • Employers, and
  • Insurance companies.

Daryl is certified through WorkWell Systems and uses their FCE protocol which is objective and mobile. The testing protocol includes measurements of various functional activities involving material handling and non-material handling activities.

Daryl is mobile with his testing equipment and travels throughout the state to provide testing at a location convenient for the client.

Daryl’s commitment to each client is:

  1. They will be treated with respect and fairness
  2. The testing is functional and objective
  3. The completed report will be done within 4 business days.



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Functional Capacity Evaluations

The foundation of the WorkWell’s Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is the kinesiophysical approach, where the skilled medical evaluator observes body movement and control, metabolic changes, pace, psychomotor and affective behavior in one comprehensive functional evaluation.

The kinesiophysical approach is one that utilizes the medical kinesiological knowledge base of a physical therapist or occupational therapist to:

  • Identify maximum objective strength of an individual
  • Identify tolerance levels to activities based on objective physical observations
  • Utilize safe testing procedures to ensure no injuries during the testing situation; ensures the client is aware of the difference between safe and unsafe procedures.
  • Link functional deficiencies to physical cause
  • Identify submaximal efforts and the presence of self-limiting observations
  • Provide a clear objective summary report that includes therapist observations, conclusions and recommendations.

The focus of the WorkWell protocol is to determine at what functional level someone can perform functional activities in functional movement patterns during material handling and non-material handling activities.

  • To establish a comprehensive profile of the employee's ability to perform work.
  • To establish a baseline for successful rehabilitation.
  • To establish a safe physical demand classification for return to work.

Contact Info

Phone: 515.890.2787

Email Daryl: hawkds@gmail.com

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