Parkinson Awareness
We're raising awareness, and advocating for more inclusive and safe spaces for exercising to break, remove and reduce barriers for people with parkinson's disease. Read more in our blog.
Exercise is not the problem - barriers are!
If you would like to volunteer or donate to us, we'd love to hear from you. Please signup here.
We're raising awareness, and advocating for more inclusive and safe spaces for exercising to break, remove and reduce barriers for people with parkinson's disease. Read more in our blog.
Exercise is not the problem - barriers are!
If you would like to volunteer or donate to us, we'd love to hear from you. Please signup here.
PingPongParkinson World Championship 2024 here we come!
The 5th Ping Pong Parkinson World Championship is just 1 month away! It's so exciting and we are waiting eagerly to see you all again. For our athletes coming to Slovenia to compete, you can find here the most important table tennis rules and their modifications for Ping Pong Parkinson, including wheelchair modifications.
To recap on what happened last year in Austria, please find videos on our YouTube channel.
Safe travels & see you soon!
To recap on what happened last year in Austria, please find videos on our YouTube channel.
Safe travels & see you soon!
PingPongParkinson Monthly Lecture Series
NYC Lecture Series
The next lecture series will take place on September 24th 2024, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Henry Street Settlement on 269 Henry Street. Giselle S. Perez, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will speak about "Mood and Parkinson's". Giselle works with patients with PD at Mount Sinai West Hospital.
Contact the PingPongParkinson NYC team for further information & to RSVP.
Future monthly topics will include:
Germany Lecture Series
The next lecture will take place online at 6:00pm.
Please visit pingpongparkinson.de for further information.
Follow us on social media for regular updates!
The next lecture series will take place on September 24th 2024, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at Henry Street Settlement on 269 Henry Street. Giselle S. Perez, a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will speak about "Mood and Parkinson's". Giselle works with patients with PD at Mount Sinai West Hospital.
Contact the PingPongParkinson NYC team for further information & to RSVP.
Future monthly topics will include:
- Exercise and Parkinson's
- Depression and anxiety
- Physical therapy
- Treatments: Focused Ultrasound, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Diet and Parkinson's
Germany Lecture Series
The next lecture will take place online at 6:00pm.
Please visit pingpongparkinson.de for further information.
Follow us on social media for regular updates!
Register for the Ping Pong Parkinson Brazil Open 2024
The 4th edition of the Ping Pong Parkinson Brazil Open will be happening on September 21st 2024 from 9am. To register before the deadline of September 13th 2024 please contact +55 (11) 95849-1918. Registration is exclusive to people with Parkinson's.
The event is in association with the Brazil Parkinson Association.
The event is in association with the Brazil Parkinson Association.
- Registration fee is 10 USD for people associated with Parkinson institutions and 13 USD for non-members.
- Registration fee after the deadline is 15 USD.
- The venue is Av Bosque da saúde, 1155.
PingPongParkinson
Our mission is to create a global sports movement that is inclusive and supportive of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis. We love ping pong & use it to slow the progression of PD. Parkinson's disease (PD) is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world.
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Atlanta Students Gift of Giving - Ping Pong for Parkinson's
In the US alone, 90,000 people are diagnosed with Parkinson Disease every year. Out of this number more are diagnosed late, or misdiagnosed until much later. So how can we proactively combat this? We at PingPongParkinson are promoting the positive benefits that playing ping pong can bring to those diagnosed with PD as well as to the elderly population.
Playing ping pong helps build neurons, and could be aiding in the rehabilitation of neuro-degenerative diseases before and after diagnosis.
We have experienced signs of slow PD progression through active play and would love to extend our sport therapy program more countrywide and across the globe. Your generosity will help keep us moving towards this goal. See how you can donate or volunteer.
Also read more about how high schoolers in Atlanta partnered with us to start a local club as a way to give back!
“It is a great space for people with Parkinson’s no matter how they feel, to meet other people with Parkinson’s and get a safe space to exercise and have fun every week” said 16-year old Gabe.
“As high school students, we don’t really get the opportunity to make something that could be life-changing for other people, something so small as ping pong. It has been really impactful” said 17-year old Ryan.
Interview thanks to Atlanta News First.
Let’s Play Ping Pong!
Playing ping pong helps build neurons, and could be aiding in the rehabilitation of neuro-degenerative diseases before and after diagnosis.
We have experienced signs of slow PD progression through active play and would love to extend our sport therapy program more countrywide and across the globe. Your generosity will help keep us moving towards this goal. See how you can donate or volunteer.
Also read more about how high schoolers in Atlanta partnered with us to start a local club as a way to give back!
“It is a great space for people with Parkinson’s no matter how they feel, to meet other people with Parkinson’s and get a safe space to exercise and have fun every week” said 16-year old Gabe.
“As high school students, we don’t really get the opportunity to make something that could be life-changing for other people, something so small as ping pong. It has been really impactful” said 17-year old Ryan.
Interview thanks to Atlanta News First.
Let’s Play Ping Pong!
UPCOMING EVENTS
PingPongParkinson World Championship 2024
The PingPongParkinson World Championship will be taking place this year in Slovenia.
We have a few slots remaining, and can accommodate approximately 50 more participants. This year, we are introducing a new twist: a non-competitive segment of the championship. Two world-renowned coaches, Kjell Åke Waldner and Nikica Vukelja—who have trained world champions and several national teams—will conduct training sessions for those who prefer to experience the PingPongParkinson family reunion without competing.
Click here to register.
Championship Dates:
We have a few slots remaining, and can accommodate approximately 50 more participants. This year, we are introducing a new twist: a non-competitive segment of the championship. Two world-renowned coaches, Kjell Åke Waldner and Nikica Vukelja—who have trained world champions and several national teams—will conduct training sessions for those who prefer to experience the PingPongParkinson family reunion without competing.
Click here to register.
Championship Dates:
- October 14th to 19th 2024
Join the PingPongParkinson Moving Day Team at Parkinson’s Moving Day Westchester County
We have registered our own PingPongParkinson team to Moving Day Westchester County on April 29th at 10 am.
Event Details
Location:
Manhattanville College | MAP | MORE DETAILS
Event Start:
10:00 AM
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Manhattanville College | MAP | MORE DETAILS
Event Start:
10:00 AM
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Join the PingPongParkinson Unity Walk Team in Central Park
We have registered our own PingPongParkinson team to walk together in Central Park on April 22nd at 8:30 am.
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Let's come together to support Parkinson's reach and public policy, visit vendor booths and have fun. Don't miss it....you'll meet PingPongParkinson players from NYC, Westchester, and NJ!
A special request to all the “Pongers” from NYC, Westchester, and NJ:
Click here to join the team and/or make 50% of your donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation.
Click here to make 50% of your donation to PingPongParkinson.
Let's come together to support Parkinson's reach and public policy, visit vendor booths and have fun. Don't miss it....you'll meet PingPongParkinson players from NYC, Westchester, and NJ!
PingPongParkinson Training Session
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Our mission is to create a global sports movement that is inclusive and supportive of people with a Parkinson’s diagnosis. We are the first table tennis world championship organizers dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of playing ping pong for the Parkinson’s community, since 2019.
We want to be recognized by the International Paralympic committee (IPC). You can help us by making your support count.
We want to be recognized by the International Paralympic committee (IPC). You can help us by making your support count.
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