Table 1.

Schedule of the table tennis exercise program for Parkinson’s disease patients.

9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.	Assessment of vital signs and physical examination by a medical doctor
9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Preparatory exercise	•Deep breath: 5 times •Neck bending (lateral, forward, backward) and neck rotation: 2 sets •Elbow flexion and extension: 10 times •Arm flexion and extension: 10 times •Wrist shaking: 10 times •Foot stepping: 20 times •Knee flexion and extension: 10 times •Horizontal foot stepping: 10 times •Ankle flexion and extension: 10 times •Achilles tendon extension: 10 times •Squat: 10 times •Deep breath: 5 times
10:00 a.m.–a0:30p.m. Table tennis exercise (practice)	•Practice swinging: forehand, backhand, forehand and backhand: 20 times •Rally practice: forehand or backhand drive, forehand and backhand drive, free drive •Medical staff stay behind patients just in case
10:30p.m.–1:30p.m. Lunch time
1:30p.m.–2:00p.m. Preparatory exercise	•Deep breath: 5 times •Neck bending (lateral, forward, backward) and neck rotation: 2 sets •Elbow flexion and extension: 10 times •Arm flexion and extension: 10 times •Wrist shaking: 10 times •Foot stepping: 20 times •Knee flexion and extension: 10 times •Horizontal foot stepping: 10 times •Ankle flexion and extension: 10 times •Achilles tendon extension: 10 times •Squat: 10 times •Deep breath: 5 times
2:00p.m.–2:45p.m. Table tennis exercise (game & rally)	Game •Patients vs. patients or patients vs. medical staff •Referee: medical staff •Serve is changed every two times (in case of deuce, serve is changed every time) Rally •Patients vs. patients or patients vs. medical staff •Players substitution every 5 min
2:50p.m.–3:00p.m. Concluding exercises	•Stretch •Self-assessment of fatigue and fun by each patient