Sorry to bother any of you that chose this thread. I had a test on my favorite places that I've lost. I think it was called the tap tap test and you would have 30 seconds with each hand to do it. Does anyone know the name of that site?

it was posted by Johnt.

Neil.

Hi Dan,

Was it this thread?

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...d.php?t=177257
PD Measure: collecting our own data

Dan,

There's two versions of the side-to-side tap test (you type using one finger of one hand q followed by p and repeat for 30 seconds) on my web-site.

Stand-alone version:
http://www.parkinsonsmeasurement.org...eToSideTap.htm

PDMeasure version:
http://www.parkinsonsmeasurement.org...sure/index.php

The PDMeasure version stores, anonymously, the results on a database. This has the advantage that you can see how your results change over time and compare your results with other people's. It has the disadvantage that you need to sign-in.

Incidentally, one of the things I like about this forum is that it has a "memory".

John

I copied Johns tap test info post to the useful sticky thread also.
So it will be easier to find in the future.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread1124.html

Thank you all for responding. John showed some results of the test in one of his posts but none of the sites mentioned brought up the actual site. If I find it I will post it.
Thanks again

Dan,

You will find results from the side-to-side tap test program in many of my posts.

Some of the best uses of the tool are:

PDMeasure: collecting our own data
This thread has a number of graphs combining the results from different people and at different times in the drug cycle. The noise is high, but some trends do, I think, begin to emerge.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread177257.html

Quantifying the short term effect of Stalevo on me
Starting with a period without drugs to form a baseline, this shows changes to my motor skills from the time I take my dose to the time that its benefits end. This is a more focussed approach: the changes that I feel are clearly visible.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread183360.html

An alternative approach is to measure bradykinesia is by using an accelerometer to detect motion. This has the advantage that you just get on with your life and the measuring device picks up your movements automatically: you don't need to sit down and do a test every few minutes. It has the disadvantage that there is more noise.

I think PwP have much to gain by measuring our symptoms. If anyone wants to get involved, by collecting data, by reporting on relevant smart phone apps, or by building new measuring platforms, please get in touch.

John