CNS Tap Test1.5.5 - App Store

As featured in the book Beyond Training by Ben Greenfield.

As featured in the podcasts:
- Harder to Kill Radio 026
- Ameer Rosic Optimal Health Show #58
- Ben Greenfield Fitness #263

CNS Tap Test is an adaptation of the Finger Tap Test (FTT) or Finger Oscillation Test (FOT) which is used to measure the status of the central nervous system (CNS), and is one of the most commonly used tests in neuropsychology, because of its simplicity and reliability, and because it generates relevant data about fine motor control, which is based on motor speed as well as kinesthetic and visual-motor ability.

The application should be used on a regular basis to determine an athlete’s baseline. If the CNS Tap Test result is elevated it is suitable for a maximum effort or a heavy lifting day. If the CNS Tap Test result is lower than average it may indicate CNS fatigue and impending sickness, injury or over-training.

Both hands should be tested on a regular basis in a consistent environment, typically every morning on waking. The procedure for testing is:

- Rest hand palm down on the heel of the hand on a flat surface
- Tapping is done with the index (pointing finger), and all other fingers remain on the flat surface
- The timer starts with the first tap
- When the timer expires no further taps will be accepted
- The result can either be saved or discarded.

Multiple samples can be saved per day.

The resulting data can be graphed, emailed or managed from within CNS Tap Test.

Using Swift Charts for improved accessibility and legibility.

Version History Resolve a crash in Charts. 1.5.5 07/09/2024 - Resolve a crash in the graph when calculating a trend on a single sample, affecting iOS 17.4 or later. 1.5.4 05/04/2024 - Remove Twitter link 1.5.3 10/28/2023 - Automatically switch to the other hand 1.5.2 10/25/2023 - Resolve inconsistent colours and symbols in Swift Charts 1.5.1 09/12/2022 - Now using Swift Charts for improved accessibility and legibility. 1.5.0 09/12/2022 - Update crash reporting 1.4.3 01/31/2021 You can now set a reminder under settings at a specific time on designated days of the week.
(Requested by Jacob Ewing). 1.4.2 08/15/2019 - Updated for iPhone X/XR/XS
- Updated for iOS 12
- Dropped support for iOS 10 and older 1.4.0 01/10/2019 - Remove old style review prompt 1.3.0 06/20/2017 - Updated for iOS 10.3
- Remove support for prior to iOS 8 1.2.9 06/12/2017 - Updated for iOS8/iPhone 6. 1.2.8 07/09/2015 - Resolve layout issues on iPhone 4S with iOS 8.
- Resolve graph rotation issues. 1.2.6 01/22/2015 - Improve graph scaling for higher number results. 1.2.5 12/17/2014 - Updated with iOS 8 SDK 1.2.4 10/28/2014 - Allow the graphing of left, right or both hands.
- Allow a custom number of days to be selected for graphing.
- Added Finnish and Norwegian translations. 1.2.3 07/23/2014 - Resolve a rare crash when deleting records. 1.2.2 05/01/2014 - Show last record values
- Enhance reporting errors
- Convert to ARC 1.2.1 02/20/2014 - Updated for iOS 7
- Generate CSV on background queue
- Resolve memory leaks 1.2.0 10/02/2013 - Add Danish and Swedish translations. 1.1.7 09/04/2013 - Resolve a crash when failing to create an email 1.1.6 08/22/2013 - Resolve errors with linear regression trend line. 1.1.5 07/26/2013 - Improve crash reporting 1.1.4 07/22/2013 - Resolve rounding error in linear regression formula for trend line. 1.1.3 06/24/2013 - Resolve overflow error on graph trend with greater than ~435 days data 1.1.2 05/18/2013