Antonino is a physician, recently retired after 31 years of practice. After his diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2017, he returned to playing table tennis. Based on the benefits that table tennis can offer to people with neurodegenerative conditions, he decided to raise the awareness of this sport for everybody, regardless of age, gende
Antonino is a physician, recently retired after 31 years of practice. After his diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2017, he returned to playing table tennis. Based on the benefits that table tennis can offer to people with neurodegenerative conditions, he decided to raise the awareness of this sport for everybody, regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnicity or physical and mental capability. He wants to provide solid scientific knowledge behind the benefits that table tennis provides to our brain, our body and our soul. He sees himself as the liaison among multiple experts: neurologists, teachers, parents, behavioral counselors, physical and occupational therapists, table tennis coaches and table tennis players. With the contribution of all these experts, he wants to acquire objective information that will improve the quality of life for many individuals.
Randy attended Colorado State University and received a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, with an emphasis in GIS and Remote Sensing. For the past 20 years, he has developed geospatial applications using Satellite Imagery for Airbus Defense and Intelligence. He enjoys the Colorado outdoors and table tennis has become one of his favorite pastimes.
Quincy started playing table tennis in 2018 when she moved to Fort Collins. She soon fell in love with it; let's now call it a healthy obsession! She is always working in making herself into a better player. This has been incredibly gratifying to her and has fueled her motivation to become a better person as well. She is currently a st
Quincy started playing table tennis in 2018 when she moved to Fort Collins. She soon fell in love with it; let's now call it a healthy obsession! She is always working in making herself into a better player. This has been incredibly gratifying to her and has fueled her motivation to become a better person as well. She is currently a student at Colorado State University studying computer science and linguistics. For Quincy, table tennis has become a vehicle not only for physical and mental exercise, but also for greater social interactions.
Dr. Norman was diagnosed with Parkinsonism in 2016 and retired from practice in 2017. He fully believes that physical activity is a pathway to slowing down the progression of numerous medical conditions, so why not Table Tennis and Neurologic disorders? Dr. Norman has picked up the racket he toyed with as a kid and looks forward to improving!
Francesca is a Peruvian professional table tennis player and coach who have represented her country for more than 5 years in the national team. She is the current women's Peruvian National Champion. She got diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2021 and since then her has changed in a very positive way.
She is passionate about ping
Francesca is a Peruvian professional table tennis player and coach who have represented her country for more than 5 years in the national team. She is the current women's Peruvian National Champion. She got diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 2021 and since then her has changed in a very positive way.
She is passionate about ping pong and it’s benefits for health. Her goal is to show the world that the sport she loves could be used for medical and therapy reasons as well. Now she feels proud to say 'I am an ambassador for the Multiple Sclerosis community'.
She will keep playing ping pong till her body will allow her. Francesca wants to show others that she can still do the things she loves even living with MS. Encouraging young people to live their life to the fullest no matter the limitations they could experience is her new mission.
Bruce is a neuroradiologist who has been in practice in Northern Colorado for the last 23 years. Over the course of his career, he has seen many people diagnosed with neurodegenerative conditions, but has been disappointed by the lack of meaningful remedies for these patients. He believes table tennis is one of the most promising tr
Bruce is a neuroradiologist who has been in practice in Northern Colorado for the last 23 years. Over the course of his career, he has seen many people diagnosed with neurodegenerative conditions, but has been disappointed by the lack of meaningful remedies for these patients. He believes table tennis is one of the most promising treatment regimens available for these conditions, and certainly the most fun!
Dongfeng Pan grew up in China playing table tennis in primary school. After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in applied math, he taught math more than five years in China. He then moved to the United States to pursue a master’s in applied math and computer science at Colorado State University and the University of Colora
Dongfeng Pan grew up in China playing table tennis in primary school. After graduating from college with a bachelor's degree in applied math, he taught math more than five years in China. He then moved to the United States to pursue a master’s in applied math and computer science at Colorado State University and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He is a retired software engineer, and spends his free time playing table tennis, hiking, and taking photos. After learning of the benefits table tennis can offer to people with neurological disorders, he has started guiding people with Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's to discover the sport and its positive effects.
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