What Rehabilitation Therapists Need to Know About Nutrition and Why: Nutrition Education for Members of the Health Care Team—Part IV
Marilyn Dahl RD, LD/N, MBA
Rita Jackson PhD, RD

$3.95 		Health Care Food & Nutrition Focus
September 2006 
Volume 23  Number 9
Pages 8 - 9
 
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ABSTRACT

Dahl, Marilyn RD, LD/N, MBA

Section Editor(s): Jackson, Rita PhD, RD

Marilyn Dahl is a food and nutrition consultant in Jacksonville, Florida. Call 904-270-1234 or email mkdahl@clearwire.net.

The first articles in this series addressed nutrition knowledge of the medical side of health care, including physicians and nurses. While this group of practitioners assesses, treats, and educates on disease states, this article reviews nutrition know-how of those working in physical rehabilitation. While talking with an occupational therapist (OT), she described her work as a blend of art, psychology, and medicine. Reflecting on this concept, I wanted to compare and contrast this with all health care disciplines.

Looking at the continuum of care in health care, the acute care hospital can be viewed as a place to stabilize the patient before transferring to a facility for restoring and rehabilitating. ...

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