May 2018

 

 

 

The "Beats Medical" application offers people with Parkinson's daily individualized mobility, speech and dexterity exercises for the symptoms that the disease carries.

 

In relation to mobility, the metronome therapy of "Beats Medical" is applied. It can be configured to adapt daily to the person, providing an auditory signal or a rhythm adapted to their progress. Metronome therapy has been shown to improve walking speed, stride length and reduce freezing episodes.

 

The medical application of "Beats" offers daily exercises of speech and language therapy for people with Parkinson's. The application provides visual feedback in real time, with exercises designed to speak loud and clear.

 

Based on the recognized dexterity exercises for Parkinson's disease, the "Beats Medical" application offers daily occupational therapy exercises of the hand. Dexterity training can help with problems of fine hand movements, such as difficulty making buttons, zippers or handwriting.

 

It offers, in addition, medication and history taking reminders. The application is currently offered in English and is available on iOS.