Beats Medical Parkinson’s app
Beats Medical Parkinson’s App
- An app for individuals in early-to-moderate stages of Parkinson’s who want to do daily exercises and track their progress.
| Beats Medical Parkinson’s app | By Beats Medical Ltd |
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| Security and privacy | Does the app:
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| Cost | Paid app with 14-day free trial |
| Advertisements | This app contains no ads. |
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The Beats Medical Parkinson’s app is designed to help people with Parkinson’s disease manage motor symptoms like freezing of gait, tremor, and speech difficulties using a variety of techniques.
- It includes individually tailored metronome beats to help you address mobility issues such as shuffling, freezing, and reduced stride length. This auditory cueing technique has been shown to improve walking speed and stride length, as well as reduce episodes of freezing.
- It provides speech therapy such as daily exercises to improve vocal volume, intonation and clarity, and offers real-time visual feedback to assist you in practicing speaking loudly and clearly from the comfort of your home.
- It incorporates occupational hand exercises to address fine motor challenges, such as difficulties with buttons, zippers, or handwriting. These exercises are based on recognised dexterity protocols for Parkinson’s disease
You perform short, guided exercises at home, with your progress tracked over time. The app aims to improve mobility, independence, and quality of life without the need for in-person clinical visits.
For the complete app description, go to the app website(external link), Google Play(external link), or App Store(external link) or, for a more detailed review, see Reviews.
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✔ Personalized Therapy: Tailors daily exercises to your needs, improving mobility, speech, and hand function. ✔ Progress Tracking: Monitors improvement over time, providing insights and feedback to help you and your healthcare providers adjust treatment plans. |
✘ Requires Consistent User Engagement: The app depends on users completing daily exercises, which may be challenging for some individuals due to motivation or physical limitations. |
Clinical review
Reviewer: Simon Keepa, Physiotherapist
Date of review: May 2025
Platform: Apple
Comments: The Beats Medical Parkinson's app is for individuals in early-to-moderate stages of Parkinson’s who want to actively manage symptoms at home. It's useful for users who are motivated to do daily exercises and track their progress. It may also be helpful for people with limited access to regular in-person therapy or clinical support. It can also benefit caregivers and clinicians by providing insights into a patient’s progress.
Overall, this is a great app that has relevant content suited to users who have varying Parkinson’s symptoms. It has several key features including the tracking of exercises and progress over time.
Safety concerns: None.
New Zealand relevance: Yes.
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