Ping pong or table tennis may not be the first activity that comes to mind when improving and maintaining Parkinson’s symptoms, but active ping pong players Leon Moon and his partner Charlotte Blackwell will tell you otherwise. They have always had a love for the activity, but after Leon became diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and researching information about exercises that can assist with the symptoms, they came across PingPongParkinsonÒ. PingPongParkinsonÒ is a non-profit organization based out of New York with a goal of halting the progression of the disease by utilizing ping pong as a form of physical therapy. Benefits of ping pong include benefits such as special memory, enhanced motor skills, generating growth of new brain cells, improved hand-eye coordination, limb movement speed, better posture, sharpened reflexes, improved depression and dementia, and lower social isolation. Ping pong incorporates many of the larger motor exercises that LSVT BIG utilizes, but also has a speed factor and quick-action strategy movements.
Ping Pong for Parkinson’s
Ping Pong for Parkinson’s
Ping Pong for Parkinson’s
Ping pong or table tennis may not be the first activity that comes to mind when improving and maintaining Parkinson’s symptoms, but active ping pong players Leon Moon and his partner Charlotte Blackwell will tell you otherwise. They have always had a love for the activity, but after Leon became diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and researching information about exercises that can assist with the symptoms, they came across PingPongParkinsonÒ. PingPongParkinsonÒ is a non-profit organization based out of New York with a goal of halting the progression of the disease by utilizing ping pong as a form of physical therapy. Benefits of ping pong include benefits such as special memory, enhanced motor skills, generating growth of new brain cells, improved hand-eye coordination, limb movement speed, better posture, sharpened reflexes, improved depression and dementia, and lower social isolation. Ping pong incorporates many of the larger motor exercises that LSVT BIG utilizes, but also has a speed factor and quick-action strategy movements.