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Rehabilitation
How table tennis aids recovery from Parkinson's, stroke, and other conditions. Motor control, therapy, and clinical outcomes.
Table Tennis Plus Resistance Training Cuts Arterial Stiffness 27% in Heart Disease Patients
A 2025 randomized controlled trial of 70 coronary heart disease patients found that adding table tennis to resistance training for four months reduced arterial stiffness by 27%, improved 6-minute walk distance by 70 meters, and boosted HDL cholesterol, sleep quality, and psychological well-being beyond resistance training alone.
Table Tennis as Parkinson's Therapy: The Emerging Evidence
From clinical trials to brain stimulation studies, researchers are finding that table tennis improves motor control, gait, and cognitive function in Parkinson's disease patients with very large effect sizes.