NYP’s Sports Performance Institute was a game-changer for Ellis Wagman when the middle school athlete's baseball dreams were at risk from an elbow injury. His father, Joel, was so impressed, he began to use SPI's training services as well. Learn more: bit.ly/3C289xr

More data on how good exercise is for the brain! 🧠🧠💪 n.neurology.org/content/early/…

Final Yoga! Join @NYPBrooklyn in partnership with Bend and Bloom Yoga + Prospect Park Alliance for the season's final yoga session on Thurs. August 18 on the Long Meadow which will include movements that complement physical therapy practices with @NYPBrooklyn's Physical Therapy team.

Human brain cells seen through a microscope: #biology by G. Croft

We need to speak up on the proposed 2023 fee schedule. Share your perspective — the time to act is now. apta.org/advocacy/take-… #PTAdvocacy

NYP in Your Community It is with great pleasure that we announce that NYPBMH is now designated as a Baby Friendly Hospital. It is our privilege to care for birth parents and babies in a nurturing and supportive atmosphere. thucan2.eth Ernesto Perez-Mir LanaRozentul Patricia #bfusa

We love to hear from our patients and the communities we serve, and now you can hear from us. Click to subscribe to NewYork-Presbyterian's Health and Wellness newsletter: bit.ly/3PAiunE 📲🏥

Getting ready for the final yoga in Prospect park! The rehab medicine physical therapy crew is here to spread the word of the amazing services at NYP BMH and help participants learn about the body’s balance systems! #PhysicalTherapy NYP in Your Community Prospect Park

We are pleased to announce that the PTA licensure bill introduced by APTA New York was passed by the New York State Senate and Assembly and signed by Governor Kathy Hochul!

How does your body fight off sickness? Through the immune system! It is so important to incorporate positive lifestyle habits to help you stay healthy. Here are 7 habits that can help strengthen your immune system from an #NYP expert: bit.ly/3Ku5yPn Weill Cornell Medicine 🥦😴🏃

Nothing like a late summer “field day” for team building and just plain fun. Last night, NYPBMH #teamrehab came together for games, DJ music Dave O, good food, and GREAT friends and family! Prospect Park NewYork-Presbyterian #summerfun

Moving your body is the most natural thing. What's unnatural is keeping it in one place too long! Do more of what's natural - move! #exercise #fitness

It’s Fall Prevention Week at NYP/BMH! NewYork-Presbyterian The Falls Committee led by Tzipora Tzipora Schwartz and Jarrett stopped by 8South for a fun learning game! Note the clever slogan on their T-shirt! #saferthings -thanks to them for always making learning fun!

Our #SickleCellWarriors & their families, providers, came together with our community partners to "soar to new heights" with interactive learning for #NationalSickleCellAwarenessMonth. #ThankYou to everyone who made this such an out-of-this-world experience! #NYPKids #NYPBrooklyn

Walking is one of the best forms of #exercise. But if you're older and out of shape, balance issues increase the risk of falling. Work on balance exercises first or with a physical therapist or personal trainer to improve your balance and functionality. Then start #walking.

For PT Month, our team at NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital are hosting a coat drive to benefit CAMBA Inc.! We’re taking coats of all kinds to benefit our community. #givingback #PTmonth. Amazing artwork by Meghan Senior PT! NYP in Your Community

Post-discharge destinations for stroke patients, recorded and analyzed by Dr. Joel Stein, contain suggestions for optimal patient care following a stroke. Here is what he found: bit.ly/3QaB6eg Columbia Medicine

This performance by dancer and coreographer Yoann Bourgeois ("Success isn't linear") is also a good visualization of how potential, kinetic and elastic energy are exchanged [animated scheme: buff.ly/2qhkllZ]

With age, blood flow to the brain decreases b/c blood vessels produce less nitric oxide, a gas that expands blood vessel walls. Such disruptions may contribute to changes in cognitive function that occur with age. #Exercise increases nitric oxide & boosts blood flow to the brain.

#NYP staff across all campuses supported relief efforts for Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona. This totaled over $9,000 donated to Americares & 1,500 pounds of supplies donated through the Afya Foundation to those impacted by the storm. #ThankYou to all who helped!