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#NorwalkCt community 📣 Help us welcome Dr. Corvo as our chairman of surgery! Dr. Corvo is a nationally recognized surgeon, leader and educator with over twenty-five years of experience! His use of opioid-sparing surgery and tailored antibiotics may help patients have less pain, shorter hospital stays and lower infection rates. Dr. Corvo built a 3-D printing lab that enables him to create models of a patient’s anatomy, which may help improve surgical accuracy and patient safety. We are excited to have him leading our team and ensuring our community has world-class patient outcomes! 🔗 Follow the link to learn more about Dr. Corvo and his mission: https://bit.ly/4fYrTDU

As you scroll to this post, check your posture! 🤳🏽 Are you hunched over your devices for hours? Many of us spend countless hours staring at screens, often forgetting about our posture. This can lead to a condition known as “tech neck,” or in medical terms, cervical kyphosis. This forward curve of the spine in the neck can look and feel uncomfortable. You can prevent cervical kyphosis from developing and even improve it by keeping screens eye-level, and with exercises that restore the natural curve of your spine — think Pilates and yoga. 🧘🏽 Follow the link for Neurosurgeon Dr. Jeffrey Gilligan's, a spine specialist, explanation of why tech neck happens and how to improve it! #neurosurgeryawarenessmonth

Cognitive problems can be really scary — for the person experiencing them and their families. We understand and are committed to offering the best care for everyone’s emotional and physical health. 💙 Nuvance Health Medical Practice Primary Care now offers an at-home cognitive care program for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and early-stage dementia. We expanded the program from our Neuroscience Institute to help more people. 🧠 Neuroglee Connect™ is a comprehensive cognitive care solution with brain-stimulating, reminiscence and wellness activities. It also has resources for caregivers, including support for managing anxiety and stress. The individual and support person access everything from a mobile device. “It’s like a medical mental games app and many more brain-stimulating and wellness activities with physician supervision and tracking,” said Dr. Alex Mosteanu, regional medical director of Nuvance Health Medical Practice Primary Care East. “It’s like sending your brain to the gym.” “We want to reassure our communities they can access comprehensive, coordinated cognitive care. By reaching more people experiencing cognitive concerns early, we can improve outcomes, support caregivers and enhance the overall quality of life for those affected,” said Dr. Paul Wright, senior vice president and system chair of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute. Find out how early interventions like this are helping to slow the progression of MCI and early-stage dementia symptoms.

Pack your kid's lunch with an extra punch — immunity-boosting foods! From Vitamin D to Omega-3's, make sure your bases are covered with a few simple meal prep ideas. 🔗 Follow the link for easy tips from Jeanette Lamb, Registered Dietitian: https://bit.ly/45M7Sun

You can help a difference in your community! Nuvance Health is pleased to be collaborating with our local health departments on the 2024 Community Health Survey, open for all adult residents to complete. Your feedback regarding health issues and ideas for improvement are critical to helping us understand and address the health needs in our communities. Please consider taking the survey and sharing the link with your friends, family members, and neighbors. It should only take 10 minutes to complete. Individual responses are anonymous and confidential. Survey results and other community information will be used to develop health programs in your area. Follow the link to take your survey: https://bit.ly/3YMfAo5

Brain aneurysms are common. What’s also common? Not knowing you have one! 🧠🔎 Many times, brain aneurysms are found by accident and cause no problems. When they cause problems, like a ruptured brain aneurysm, it’s a life-threatening medical emergency. A burst brain aneurysm usually causes the worst headache of your life. 🤯 🎧 Tune in as Dr. Jon Lebovitz, neurosurgeon and chief of neurointerventional surgery at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, explains brain aneurysms and the incredible noninvasive surgery to treat them.

Congrats to our stroke teams for earning national recognition for excellence in care! 🧠👏🏼 “We are honored to receive this national recognition, which reflects our commitment to excellence and continual improvement in stroke care. I am proud of our teams and grateful for their diligence, expertise and passion for helping people heal from a stroke,” said Dr. Wright, who is also the Endowed Chair in Advanced Technology in Neuroscience at Nuvance Health. The Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute stroke program emphasizes a multispecialty approach, involving emergency medicine, radiology, neurology, neurosurgery, pharmacy, rehabilitative and more specialists! 💙 “We’re incredibly proud of our team’s dedication to quickly evaluating and treating strokes while genuinely caring for our patients,” said Aimee Derry, vice president of the Nuvance Health Neuroscience Institute. “Our communities in the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut can count on Nuvance Health’s hospitals to keep improving stroke care for them.” 🔗 Follow the link to read the full list of recognitions: https://bit.ly/4dqeylU

How our brains feel watching the #Paris2024 Olympics 💙 Did you know the feeling you get watching athletes perform at the highest level goes beyond excitement? When we experience awe and wonder, several key areas in the brain light up, enhancing our ability to plan, focus and make decisions. These parts of the brain also help us process the significance of what we are witnessing and integrate it into our understanding of the world. 🤯 Follow the link to explore the neuroscience of awe and wonder, the benefits to your health and ways to experience these daily. Plus! See how our Neuroscience Institute is harnessing these powerful feelings using VR to help brain surgery patients. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4dkxW42 📸: flo_pernet // https://lnkd.in/gPP-NMKK

Our neurosurgery team continues to introduce new ways to help people with brain tumors, spine tumors, stroke and back and neck conditions — pursuing the impossible for the people in our communities. 💙🧠 From leading the way in advanced treatments for pituitary tumors and glioblastomas to helping those with complex, rare conditions like spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas and spinal tumors, they have made a positive impact on the lives of many people across the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut! Show your support and appreciation to this team for Neurosurgery Awareness Month in the comments 👇🏽 🔗 Follow the link to read more about our neurosurgery team: https://bit.ly/4cd95O6

Healing comes in many forms — and sometimes on four legs! Meet Timbo, a 6 1/2 year-old, English Cream Golden Retriever 💙 His life goal is to provide joy to patients confronting serious health concerns. Timbo is a certified therapy dog with 'The Good Dog Foundation' known for spreading contagious smiles throughout Norwalk Hospital! Help is thank Timbo for his #volunteer work in the comments 👇🏽