Your First FRP Appointment (Functional Assessment)
Your first appointment is known as a Functional Assessment. It's a three-hour evaluation that tells you about the program and helps you and your healthcare professionals decide if the program is right for you.
The Functional Assessment includes:
- Discussion of your goals and deciding exactly what you want to be able to do
- Explanation of the Functional Restoration Program and what you would be doing on a day-to-day basis
- Simple flexibility, lifting, and walking tests to see what you can do now, compared to what you want to be able to do
- Assessment of any stressors or barriers you feel may affect your treatment or goal achievement
- Comparison of your current abilities and goals, and discussion of how you can best get the results you want
