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• Ping Pong + Parkinson’s = ??? November 27, 2021 * * * * * * * * * * * * People with Parkinson’s are reaping benefits by playing ping pong on a regular basis.  The advantages appear to be wide-ranging: According to a preliminary study in Japan, participants with Parkinson’s (average age: 73) who took part in a table-tennis training program once a week for six months demonstrated…
• How big is your racket? June 25, 2021 My ultimate goal is to reverse the effects of Parkinson’s and help other people conquer it tooTrent MacLean, Ping Pong for Good As an avid tennis player all my life, some of the first signs of Parkinson’s, looking back, occurred on the tennis court long before my diagnosis. I was having trouble with my grip on the racket. I would…
• Ping Pong Parkinson: You’ve Seen the Videos, Now Read the Book! March 22, 2023 ********** ********** I’ve blogged before (click!  click!  click!) about the table tennis club near where I live in suburban New York.  On Wednesday nights it hosts a gathering of ping pong enthusiasts with Parkinson’s disease for an hour of exercises, ping pong rallies, and related activities.  Nenad Bach, a rock musician from Croatia, started the ball rolling, and after the…
• Ping Pong Parkinson’s Goes Global! May 3, 2023 Ping Pong Parkinson’s began a few years ago at a massive table tennis club in Pleasantville, NY – a 20-minute drive from my home.  I was among the first to join the group, and now I take lessons at the club from a professional who competed at the summer Olympics in Tokyo (click!). The driving force behind the movement is…
• June 23, 2019 - Parkinson's Weekly Update June 23, 2019 This Week's Highlights: Is Laughter Still The Best Medicine - Carbidopa/Laughodopa Therapy; Best Blogs from World Parkinson Congress 2019; Gut bacteria ate my Parkinson's meds; magnetic button adapters; Performing DBS while you sleep (the patient that is, not the surgeon); what is the glymphatic system; somatic genetic mutations; PD Summer School; 50-state Rock Steady Boxing Tour; Ping Pong Parkinson; What's…
• Nenad Bach & Ping Pong Parkinson June 23, 2019 From the first time I saw stories about Ping Pong Parkinson, I was sold. I’ve always enjoyed ping pong, even though I’m horrible at the game, and I spend 90+% of the time chasing the ball around the room. So, come to think of, I’m not really sure that I do like ping pong. I like the idea of it,…
• The sport helping to unite members of the community December 1, 2022 Rock musician Nenad Bach (pictured above, left) says that ping pong not only helped improved his Parkinson’s symptoms, but inspired him to help set up a non-profit dedicated to the sport When Croatian-American Nenad Bach was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2010, at the age of 56, his symptoms began to impact his ability to play the guitar. Six years after…
• Nenad, Who Plays Ping-Pong August 13, 2020 Nenad Bach is a world-renowned musician who also has Parkinson’s disease. He found that playing ping-pong reversed some of his symptoms, and he is the driving force behind Ping Pong Parkinson’s, the group I play with every week. Nenad has appeared in many videos, and you can find him on many Parking Suns pages (click! click! click!). Here’s his latest…
• Nenad, Who Plays Ping-Pong August 13, 2020 Nenad Bach is a world-renowned musician who also has Parkinson’s disease. He found that playing ping-pong reversed some of his symptoms, and he is the driving force behind Ping Pong Parkinson’s, the group I play with every week. Nenad has appeared in many videos, and you can find him on many Parking Suns pages (click! click! click!). Here’s his latest…
• Parkinson Pantheon: Nenad Bach January 26, 2023 ******** ******** Nenad Bach is the reason why we have Ping Pong Parkinson.  He is a world-class musician who lost the ability to play his many instruments when he came down with Parkinson’s, but he bounced back after he started playing ping pong.  When he is not globe trotting, he lives about a mile away from me, and he started…
• I Return to Ping Pong April 2, 2023 ********** ********** I returned to ping pong today, after a haitus of probably a few years (torn Achilles tendon; the pandemic; worsening of my Parkinson’s symptoms, among other problems.) I was shaky at first, with real Parkinson’s tremors in my right hand and a clumsy stiffness in my legs.  And in the back of my mind was a fear of…
• The road ahead: 2022 January 20, 2022 # # # # The first post at the start of each year on the SoPD website tries to provide an overview of where things are in the search for ‘disease modifying’ therapies for Parkinson’s.  It is an exercise in managing expectations as well as discussing what research events are scheduled for the next year so that we can keep…
• Ping-Pong Parkinson’s: Humanity Above Winning August 23, 2020 Here’s another great video showcasing the growing awareness worldwide that ping-pong helps Parkies control and reduce their symptoms. In the upcoming years there are world championships for Parkinson Ping-Pong players, in Germany, Singapore, Brazil, Croatia and other countries. Get your rackets ready! This video below features many clips of the first world championship, held in Pleasantville, New York. The post…
• Ping-Pong Parkinson’s: Humanity Above Winning August 23, 2020 Here’s another great video showcasing the growing awareness worldwide that ping-pong helps Parkies control and reduce their symptoms. In the upcoming years there are world championships for Parkinson Ping-Pong players, in Germany, Singapore, Brazil, Croatia and other countries. Get your rackets ready! This video below features many clips of the first world championship, held in Pleasantville, New York. The post…
• Festinating Gait? Begone! January 31, 2021 I lived as a happy-go-lucky Parkie for the first six years. My symptoms were mostly mild and easy to joke about. (Poop joke: What do New Yorkers call a bird that craps on you when it flies overhead? A stool pigeon. Drooling as I sleep: My husband says that sleeping with me is drool and unusual punishment.) I was active…
• The road ahead: 2021 January 25, 2021 # # # # At the start of each year, it is a useful practise to layout what is planned over the next 12 months. The events that are scheduled for the year to come, so that we can keep an eye out for them. Obviously, where 2021 will end actually is unpredictable, but an outline of what is scheduled…
• Potential Anti-Aging and Neuroprotection Strategy for Parkinson’s May 29, 2021 “The years teach much which the days never know.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Old age is not a disease – it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.” Maggie Kuhn Introduction: This blog post presents a strategy to possibly reduce aging and it may also be neuroprotective in the Parkinson’s brain. The idea…
• Falling and Breaking a Bone: One Man’s Story November 14, 2022 ******** Bob, age 78, is a member of my Ping Pong Parkinson’s group.  He recently fell, broke a bone in his leg, and was in the hospital for a few weeks.  Bob graciously allowed me to interview him for this blog post.  Thank you, Bob! ******** How long have you had Parkinson’s? I believe the formal diagnosis was in 2017,…
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• When Off-time Meets Ping Pong September 1, 2022 About a year ago, Maureen McCormick and Trent McLean started Ping Pong for Good in Los Angeles. They invited me to join their classes last year as they worked on developing the program. I jumped at the opportunity because I wanted to do something different for exercise as we were starting to come out of … Continue reading When Off-time…
• Monthly research review: February 2020 February 29, 2020   At the end of each month the SoPD writes a post which provides an overview of some of the major pieces of Parkinson’s-related research that were made available during February 2020. The post is divided into seven parts based on the type of research: Basic biology Disease mechanism Clinical research New clinical trials Clinical trial news Other news Review…
• The Aging Immune System and Parkinson’s October 10, 2022 “Come grow old with me. The best is yet to be.” William Wordsworth “As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning.” Criss Jami Introduction: Recently, an exciting and in-depth review article about inflammation and the immune system and their dysfunction in the pathway of Parkinson’s was published. The citation for this paper is as follows:…