Functional Capacity Evaluation Expert Witnesses

Pembroke Pines , Florida

Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy - Life Care Planner, Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy Expert Witness, Functional Capacity Evaluation, FCE, Personal Injury, Amputation, Pain Management, Spinal Cord Injury, Work Place Injury, Slip and Fall, Auto Accident, Traumatic brain Injuries, TBI, MVA, Multiple Trauma, Medical Cost Projection

Licensed physical therapist 7+ years of clinical experience including: geriatrics, adults, home health, and outpatient orthopedics, intervention including therapeutic exercise, manual/thrust-manipulative therapy, electrical stimulation and ultrasound modalities. Supervisory experience of physical therapy assistants and aides. Physical Therapy (PT) experience includes: - Rotator Cuff Repairs - Shoulder Replacements - Total/Partial Knee Replacements, Arthroscopic Meniscus - Total/Partial Hip Replacements, Arthroscopic Hip - Pre-operative and post-operative cervical, thoracic, lumbar spine, hip, knee, ankle, foot surgeries - Cervical/Lumbar disc pathology, arthritic pain, facet syndrome, degenerative disc disease - Neurological Diseases such as: Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Stroke, Spasticity, - Balance and Falls, Fall Risk Assessment - Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA) - Slip and Falls - Gait and Balance - Home Health - Outpatient Orthopedics Life Care Planning (CLCP) and Me...

Bossier City, Louisiana

Physical Therapy, Disability Evaluation - Functional Capacity Evaluation, FCE, physical therapy, impairment, disability, functional limitation, activities of daily living, loss of enjoyment of life activities, performance validity, pain behavior, motor vehicle accident, work injury, medical malpractice, fitness-for-duty, nursing home, fall

Dr. Allison is CEO and managing partner of Functional Capacity Experts, LLC and Disability Management Group, LLC. He is a doctor of physical therapy and certified DOT medical examiner. Licensed to practice in Louisiana since 1993. He has 24 years of clinical practice experience specializing in functional capacity evaluations (FCEs) for cases involving personal injury, workers' compensation, long term disability, and Social Security disability claims. He has performed more than 5,000 FCEs to more objectively quantify and qualify the severity of an individual's occupational disability, credibility of pain behavior, physical impairments with participation in basic activities of daily living, and loss of enjoyment of life activities. Dr. Allison was the lead author of the Functional Capacity Evaluation Best Practice Guidelines adopted by the American Physical Therapy Association in 2018. He was also an author of the Functional Capacity Evaluation and Disability Determination monogra...

Southampton, New York

Physical Therapy, Nursing Homes - physical therapy, merit, standards of care, amputation, prosthetics, falls, geriatrics, orthopedics, functional capacity evaluation, nursing homes, PT, rehabilitation

Updated 10/22/23 Summary: -Doctor of Physical Therapy -PhD in Physical Therapy (dual doctoral degrees) -Board-Certified in Geriatrics -Board-Certified in Orthopedics -Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist -Program Chair -National/International presenter -Published scientific journal manuscripts/textbook chapters -Can perform independent physical therapy examinations Beyond being a licensed physical therapist (DPT) and a PhD in Physical Therapy, I am also dual board-certified in Orthopedics and Geriatrics from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, which in turn is recognized and promoted by the American Physical Therapy Association. I have over 14 years of experience working with primarily geriatric, orthopedic, and amputee populations in nearly all the primary clinical settings (skilled nursing, sub-acute rehabilitation, acute rehabilitation, and outpatient rehabilitation.) I currently serve as the Chair and an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at Stony Bro...

Mooresville , North Carolina

Physical Therapy, Occupational Medicine - Physical Therapy, rehabilitation, peripheral neuropathy, TMJ, Work injury, occupational Injury, Functional Capacity Evaluation

I am licensed physical therapists with over 27 years of experience in physical rehabilitation. I have treated patients throughout my career including when serving as Director of Rehabilitation at a Regional Medical Center just north of Charlotte NC. I currently have a private practice, where I continue to treat patients’ full time. My specific areas of expertise are in Work Injuries/Ergonomics, Peripheral Neuropathy, and treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. I have conducted research in these areas and presented throughout the United States at over 200 continuing education seminars for therapists, dentists and physicians. I have extensive experience with Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE’s) and return to work testing. ADVANTAGES: Include a meticulous review of medical records. I see this as the largest area overlooked or inadequately reviewed in preparation for trial and depositions. For Injury and Medical Malpractice cases where physical rehabilitation is in...

Tyler, Texas

Life Care Planning, Physical Therapy - Certified Life Care Planner, CLCP, Life Care Planning, Life Care Plan Analysis, Life Care Plan Review, Physical Therapy, Functional Capacity Evaluation, Cost Estimate, Injury Medical Witness, Long-Term Care, Expert Witness, Plaintiff, Defense, Federal Court, State Court

Bryan Muench is a Certified Life Care Planner with a background in physical therapy. He has worked two decades in pediatric and adult care, primarily in the arena of home health. He graduated from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001 with a master’s degree in physical therapy. He was certified as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist in 2012. He has experience as a physical therapist working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and early childhood intervention in addition to his vast home health experience. In his spare time, he coaches a baseball team based out of Tyler, Texas. He lives in Gladewater, Texas, with his wife Erin, and their eleven children.