J Korean Phys Ther.  2023 Feb;35(1):19-23. 10.18857/jkpt.2023.35.1.19.

Stroke Patients: Effects of Combining Sitting Table Tennis Exercise with Neurological Physical Therapy on Brain Waves

• Seo SW
• Kim YS

• KMID: 2552711
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18857/jkpt.2023.35.1.19

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the brain waves and develop various exercise programs to improve the physical and mental aspects of stroke patients when neurological physical therapy and sitting table tennis exercise are applied to stroke patients.
Methods
In this study, an experiment was conducted on 15 patients diagnosed with stroke, and training was performed after changing the ping-pong table to a sitting position to apply ping-pong exercise to stroke patients. After training was conducted for 40 minutes twice a week for 4 weeks, brain waves were measured before and after. EEG was measured using Laxtha’s DSI-24 equipment as a measurement tool, and data values were extracted through the Telescan program.
Results
Most of the relative beta waves showed a significant difference before and after the intervention. As for the characteristics of beta waves, this result can be seen as being highly activated during exercise or other activities.
Conclusion
Ping-pong exercise in a sitting position is a good intervention method for stroke patients, and it can help to use it as basic data in clinical practice by showing brain activity.

Keyword

Stroke; Sitting position; Ping-pong exercise; Brain wave