When to Use Dietitian Services:
Dietitians are crucial when dealing with workplace injuries, including :
- musculoskeletal injuries,
- repetitive stress injuries,
- burn injuries,
- injuries requiring surgery,
- mental health injuries, where nutrition is often overlooked.
Dietitian’s Role in Rehabilitation and Recovery:
Nutritional Assessment and Support Planning: Dietitians conduct comprehensive assessments, considering dietary habits, lifestyle, injuries and health conditions. This assessment forms the basis for personalised care and intervention, which will consider behavioural aspects, emotional connections with food, and meal preparation skills.
- Lifestyle and Health Considerations: Dietitians evaluate beyond dietary habits, ensuring support aligns with broader health contexts.
- Behavioural Aspects to Eating: Dietitians work on improving eating habits and collaborate with claimants to implement positive changes.
- Emotional Connection with Eating: Understanding emotional connections with food is vital. Dietitians help claimants develop healthier coping strategies to foster a balanced relationship with eating. This is particularly important when pain is present.
- Nutritional Education: Claimants receive comprehensive nutritional education, empowering them to make informed dietary choices during recovery.
- Supporting weight changes after injury (or as a result of medication use): Dietitians assist claimants facing weight changes due to medication or injury by providing tailored guidance to manage and stabilise weight effectively. Where poor oral intake or malnutrition may be evident an Accredited Practising Dietitian can assess the need for oral nutrition supplements to ensure they are receiving suitable nutrition for recovery and health.
Cost Savings:
Efficient and improved recovery with Dietitian services reduces the duration and cost of claims, resulting in fewer medical expenses, less need for ongoing rehabilitation, and faster returns to work. Investing in dietitian services early can prevent chronic health complications, further reducing long-term costs.
Where nutritional supplementation is required, in the cases of malnutrition or reduced intake, Dietitians can assist the provider in accessing these products at a reduced cost.
Choose Optimum Intake Dietitians:
Optimum Intake Dietitians are the ideal choice for workers’ compensation and insurance claims for several reasons:
- Expertise: Our dietitians focus on injury-related nutrition, providing tailored guidance for unique circumstances.
- Personalised Care: We prioritise individualised care, tailoring plans to each claimant’s specific needs and goals.
- Proven Track Record: With a history of successful outcomes and satisfied clients, Optimum Intake Dietitians are a trusted partner providing services to the Hunter and Central Coast Regions. Telehealth services are also established for those out of area.
- Cost-Effective Solutions: We work to optimise recovery timelines, reducing overall claim expenses. Costs for proposed interventions are provided to the case manager in detail prior to proceeding to allow for accurate claims budgeting.
The integration of dietitian services within multi-disciplinary rehabilitation teams is instrumental in expediting recovery and enabling claimants to quickly return to their daily lives and work. If you would like to explore how our services can be incorporated into your claimants’ multi-disciplinary care team, we encourage you to reach out to our Client Care Coordinators at Optimum Intake Dietitians. We offer specialised expertise, personalised care, and cost-effective solutions to help your claimant recover well from injury. We serve the Hunter and Central Coast Regions, and also offer telehealth services for those located outside the area.
