Offprints

Welcome to our collection of research offprints authorized for professional use. This library features key publications authored by Leonard N. Matheson, PhD, and his colleagues, charting decades of breakthroughs in work hardening, symptom magnification syndrome, and physical work capacity assessment. These articles serve as foundational literature for occupational therapists, physical therapists, and vocational rehabilitation specialists worldwide.

• Work Hardening: Occupational Therapy in Industrial Rehabilitation. AJOT 1985.
• Symptom Magnification Syndrome Structured Interview: Rationale and Procedure. JOR 1991.
• Relationships Among Age, Body Weight, Resting Heart Rate, and Performance in a New Test of Lift Capacity. JOR 1996.
• Development and Construct Validation of the Hand Function Sort. JOR 2001.
• Contribution of Aerobic Fitness and Back Strength to Lift Capacity. Spine 2002.
• History, Design Characteristics, and Uses of the Pictorial Activity and Task Sorts. JOR 2004.
• A Method to Provide a More Efficient and Reliable Measure of Self-Report Physical Work Capacity for Patients with Spinal Pain. JOR 2007.