Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Lower Shore Parkinson’s Support Group is threefold:
(1) Provide education, information, programs and activities to improve quality of life for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers;
(2) Raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and its symptoms;
(3) Support, contribute to and participate with charitable, educational and research organizations that qualify as exempt under Section501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. (Revised: Nov. 2016)
The mission of the Lower Shore Parkinson’s Support Group is threefold:
(1) Provide education, information, programs and activities to improve quality of life for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers;
(2) Raise public awareness and understanding of the disease and its symptoms;
(3) Support, contribute to and participate with charitable, educational and research organizations that qualify as exempt under Section501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. (Revised: Nov. 2016)
We feel the establishment of the Lower Shore Table Tennis Club is in pursuit of the first two objectives in our Mission Statement.
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Exercise is vitally important and therapeutic for individuals with PD. We are very focused on offering a variety of affordable or free exercise programs for our members. While medications and surgical interventions may help control symptoms for some period of time, neither has yet proven to have the ability to slow the progression of this chronic and incurable disease. Exercise is increasingly being recognized for its value in improving both physical and mental health; and possibly having a "neuroprotective" benefit that may slow the loss of certain brain cells that is often indicative of a progressing PD condition.
One of the very best forms of exercise for these purposes is table tennis. Read why in the following:
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Exercise is vitally important and therapeutic for individuals with PD. We are very focused on offering a variety of affordable or free exercise programs for our members. While medications and surgical interventions may help control symptoms for some period of time, neither has yet proven to have the ability to slow the progression of this chronic and incurable disease. Exercise is increasingly being recognized for its value in improving both physical and mental health; and possibly having a "neuroprotective" benefit that may slow the loss of certain brain cells that is often indicative of a progressing PD condition.
One of the very best forms of exercise for these purposes is table tennis. Read why in the following:
Table tennis provides an excellent exercise for those with Parkinson’s
Cindy Robinson, DelmarvaNow; October 13, 2014
(DelmarvaNow article and related video are on the Videos page under News tab or click this LINK)
Full article reprinted Here.
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He Plays Table Tennis for Life; has Parkinson’s
By Dean Johnson | Jan. 15, 2015 – courtesy USA Table Tennis Association
Faced with major challenges – five heart surgeries, a mechanical heart and Parkinson’s Disease – Navin Kumar believes that the sport of table tennis has played a major role not only in helping him survive but helping him to actually improve his health.
Full story HERE
Cindy Robinson, DelmarvaNow; October 13, 2014
(DelmarvaNow article and related video are on the Videos page under News tab or click this LINK)
Full article reprinted Here.
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He Plays Table Tennis for Life; has Parkinson’s
By Dean Johnson | Jan. 15, 2015 – courtesy USA Table Tennis Association
Faced with major challenges – five heart surgeries, a mechanical heart and Parkinson’s Disease – Navin Kumar believes that the sport of table tennis has played a major role not only in helping him survive but helping him to actually improve his health.
Full story HERE