CNPT Cited and Acknowledged in the Japanese Medical Association Journal and the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition

By Dr. Sean Wells, DPT, PT, OCS, ATC/L, CSCS, CNPT, Cert-DN

I am humbled and honored to have my courses cited and acknowledged in the Japanese Medical Association Journal and the Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Nutrition. The authors cite my courses as a vital step forward for US PTs and the APTA in emphasizing nutrition for physical therapy practice. 

In this free, full-text position paper the authors emphasize the data on how nutrition and PT can impact conditions like sarcopenia, quality of life, and PT goals. With exercise being a core component of our interventions, nutrition must also play a role in the rehabilitation process. From improvements in quality of life (QOL), health, and physical functions, incorporating nutrition with PT practice is important and impactful. The authors also highlight the need of PTs to evaluate nutrition status and the importance of working with a team, including dieticians, physicians, and nurses. 

In the end the Japanese Medical Association article highlights the great steps and impact our courses have made to help get PTs up to date on nutrition. We, along with the authors of this paper, are hopeful that physical therapists in Japan can also incorporate nutrition education in PT schools and continuing education. In the end, patients reap more gains and we can make a stronger, healthier society!

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