App | Status | Requires | Description |
Hand movement speed measurement | Good | Laptop, browser | Side to side tap test. The keyboard is used to measure the number of left/right cycles you can make in a set period of time. You can adjust the size of the movement by setting the left key (default q) and the right key (default p). |
Metronome and riff generator | Unfinished | Laptop, browser | Generates beeps with a given frequency. You can specify riffs. Left and right channels can be different. |
Tremor measurement | Legacy | Laptop, browser | Measures the amplitude and frequency of a finger tremor by detecting finger movement on a laptop's pressure pad. Fragile. Approximate. Superseded by smart phone solutions. |
Tremor reduction | Unproven | Laptop, browser | Consciously moving the index finger at right angles to the tremor gives me a brief limited reduction. Detects the motion on a laptop pressure pad and indicates the direction you should move. Superceded. |
Strobe lighting effects | Good | Laptop, browser | A large collection of strobe lighting effects. It was written to investigate the impact of flashing lights on tremors. |
Strobe lighting effects with pulsating stereo sounds. | Unfinished | Laptop, browser | A large collection of strobe lighting effects with metronome-like sound track. It was written to investigate the impact on tremors and slow movements. |
Levodopa Equivalent Dose Calculator. | Good | Laptop, browser | You input the names of your Parkinson's drugs and their dose. The program calculates the levodopa equivalent dose (LED) and totals them to get the levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD). |
Levodopa Equivalent Minute to Minute Plasma Levels Calculator. | Good | Laptop, browser | You input the names of your Parkinson's drugs, their doses and the times that you take them. Using pharmacokinetic data, the program calculates equivalent pseudo-levodopa plasma levels on a minute-by-minute basis and graphs these over a 24 hour period. |
Lean Monitor and Warn: Android smartphone app. | Good | Android, browser | This app requires an Android smartphone. The phone is attached to your body, e.g. on top of your head, under a tight fitting ski hat. It measures your lean and stoop and vibrates when this exceeds a set level. |