Moving with Parkinson's
Regain confidence in your movement through targeted physical therapy techniques. Learn how to manage freezing, improve your balance, and use exercise to protect your independence.
Like Duolingo, but for Moving with Parkinson's. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Immediate Wins for Better Movement, Building Your Daily Routine, and Navigating the Real World. It starts from scratch.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Moving with Parkinson's
- Freezing is a temporary inability to move despite the intention to walk
- Auditory rhythms like a metronome or counting '1-2-1-2' provide an external pace
- Stepping over a visual target like a line or a laser pointer bypasses the brain's motor block
- Rhythm helps the brain time movements when automatic walking fails
- Using visual cues to overcome freezing of gait
- Focusing on a specific spot on the floor provides a goal for the brain to execute a step
- Matching steps to a steady beat prevents the 'stutter' steps that lead to a full stop
- Using rhythm to restart a stalled walking pattern
- Weight distribution and forward momentum
- The danger of tight pivot turns
- Weight shifting to clear a foot
- The sequence for breaking a freeze via weight shifting
- The safety benefit of wide turns over pivot turns
- Landing on the heel first naturally lengthens the stride
- Consciously lifting the toes prevents the 'shuffling' that catches on carpets or uneven ground
- Exaggerated heel-strikes send a clear signal to the brain to complete a full movement
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Moving with Parkinson's the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you feel your walking pace start to stutter, what can provide an external pace to help you keep moving?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
How to learn Moving with Parkinson's, step by step
Go in order. 24 short levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
Immediate Wins for Better Movement
- Getting Unstuck
- Standing Tall and Safe
- 2
Building Your Daily Routine
- Big Movements for Big Impact
- Strength for Independence
- Flexibility and Fluidity
- 3
Navigating the Real World
- Fall Prevention and Home Safety
- Exercise as Medicine
- The Science of Why it Works
3 sections · 8 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Moving with Parkinson's
How do I learn Moving with Parkinson's?
Go in order: start with Immediate Wins for Better Movement, then Building Your Daily Routine, then Navigating the Real World. On Tomo that's 24 short levels, about 48 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Moving with Parkinson's?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Moving with Parkinson's is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Moving with Parkinson's course free?
Yes. Moving with Parkinson's is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Moving with Parkinson's?
24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Moving with Parkinson's?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Moving with Parkinson's is taught in the Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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Start Moving with Parkinson's today.
Download Tomo, search Moving with Parkinson's, and play your first lesson in under a minute.