Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Table tennis is a helpful activity for people with Alzheimer's - Maybe stroke?

Would this be helpful for stroke survivors? A very simple question that our stroke associations should easily be able to answer. It would seem to be an excellent physical therapy intervention for balance and proprioception.
http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2015/09/ping-pong-alzheimers.html
 VIDEO:

Table tennis is a helpful activity for people with Alzheimer's. See how it combines physical activity with brain exercise, spatial skills and staying social.

1 comment:

  1. Very, very early on, I played ping pong on my Wii a lot because I think this is what I had read, I called it ping-pong therapy.................

    http://www.danielplan.com/healthyhabits/worldsbestbrainsport/

    I chose to do this myself, never did it in the hospital, although I did play Wii bowling, not ping-pong. No doctor or therapist ever mentioned ping-pong to me.

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