ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Benefits of Table Tennis for Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Table tennis musculoskeletal injuries in young high-level players: a 17-year retrospective cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Kinematic Characteristics of the Racket in Table Tennis During Backhand Flick Followed by Backhand Fast Block and Forehand Fast Block Combinations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Table Tennis as a Sustainable Health Intervention: A Meta-Analysis of Its Effects on Balance and Cognitive Functions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Table Tennis for Health and Wellbeing: A Rapid Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Mechanisms through which table tennis practice influences the development of big five personality traits in primary school students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Table Tennis in Physical Education: Teachers' Perceptions of Health-Related Aspects in School-Age Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Table Tennis for Health: A Multidimensional Perspective on Its Physical, Emotional, and Social Advantages.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Table Tennis as a Tool for Physical Education and Health Promotion in Primary Schools: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Multidisciplinary correlates of table tennis participation in children: a concept mapping study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a questionnaire for table tennis teaching in physical education.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study aims to review the scientific evidence regarding the effects of table tennis practice on children and adolescents. Studies were searched in three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and SportDiscus) from their inception up to May 2024. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the 10-point Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) and Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS). A total of twelve studies were examined, with interventions involving children with intellectual disabilities, ADHD, DCD, ASD, and typically developing children. A variety of training programs were assessed over durations ranging from 6 weeks to 1 year in the studies included. Table tennis was shown to positively impact various domains, including executive function, motor skills, visual perception, graphomotor function, gross motor skills, coordination capacity, behavioral inhibition, and social behavior. Nonetheless, it is imperative to expand the number of studies on children and adolescents with diverse conditions to more comprehensively evaluate the benefits of table tennis for each specific condition.
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