From handy symptom trackers to interactive singing workouts, here’s three new Parkinson’s applications to help make life easier. 

Turnto 

Turnto is an innovative, free health app bringing together real-time treatment breakthroughs and clinical trial findings, all in one easy to navigate portal.  

The application was originally launched by Founder and CEO, Jessica Dove London, in response to the difficulty accessing any health breakthrough information after her son was diagnosed with a rare type of Cerebral Palsy. Recently the Turnto application has grown to help serve the Parkinson’s community, allowing you to find ‘everything and anything about Parkinson’s in one place.’ 

Here you can get access to easy-to-understand summaries of new medical research, real treatment reviews from users, advice from other people living with Parkinson’s and personalised updates to your phone or tablet each day. 

Turnto is available to download via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. 

SingApp: Parkinson’s 

MediSing in the UK has been holding group online singing sessions since 2014. Expanding on this, they have now launched an interactive singing app to work alongside in-person singing classes or for those who can’t attend classes.  

Developed in collaboration with speech-language therapists and people living with Parkinson’s, the easy-to-use application features songs and vocal exercises to help provide fun daily strength-building workouts for the voice.  

SingApp: Parkinson’s is available to buy and download via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. 

Parkinson’s ON 

Parkinson’s ON is a simple, no-nonsense, free application designed to empower people to take control of their Parkinson’s. Developed and self-funded by Kuhan Pushparatnam who is living with Parkinson’s and is co-host of the 2 Parkies in a Pod podcast, it provides a digital solution to many of the day-to-day issues he encountered. 

The application touches on three key themes: ON Time (helping users keep on top of medication with reminders and logs), ON Track (for users to track their activity levels and symptoms) and ON Top (self-care content and access to the exclusive podcast.) 

What makes Parkinson’s ON unique is that it is designed by and for people with Parkinson’s. And the initial reception has been overwhelmingly positive, with 92% of people who trialled the application reporting feeling more ‘empowered’ as a result. 

Parkinson’s ON is available to download via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. 

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Original article by Sarah Dawson, Parkinson’s Europe