Pingpong for Alzheimer’s patients is a game -- and therapy

Diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s, 72-year-old Wantland J. Smith takes a private pingpong lesson at the Arthur Gilbert Table Tennis Center in Los Angeles. Supporters point to a Japanese study that suggests a therapeutic benefit of playing pingpong for individuals suffering from both Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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