Nutrition service in physical rehabilitation: epidemiological profile of patients in outpatient care

Abstract

It is estimated that one person in ten has a deficiency, which is 10% of the world's population. The most common causes of physical disability are amputation, stroke, head trauma, spinal cord injury, fibromyalgia, and neurodegenerative diseases. Objective: This study sought to describe the profile of patients served by the nutrition service at the Instituto de Medicina Física e Reabilitação (IMREA) -Vila Mariana Unit, São Paulo, between February 2012 and September 2015. Method: This is a descriptive study whose data were obtained from medical records of visits where the following data were collected: gender, age, service personnel, associated diseases, initial and final body mass index, and initial and final bowel habits. Results: The studied population was predominantly female; young adult; main etiology of brain damage; diagnosed hypertension associated in most cases; and mostly overweight. Conclusion: Observed significant improvement in bowel habits after nutrition education program.

Experiencing the education process in physical rehabilitation

“…In Brazil, the most common causes of physical disability are related to amputation, with 13.9:100,000 inhabitants/year; traumatic brain injury (TBI), with half a million people annually; spinal cord trauma, with six to eight thousand new cases per year; and neurodegenerative diseases, including peripheral neuropathy, 1:2500, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (peripheral), from 1 to 2.5:100,000 (2) .…”