Home exercise program app · HEP software for physiotherapists
A home exercise program app that works on your patient's WhatsApp
Physio Clinic Software's home exercise program app sends each patient's plan as a WhatsApp message that greets them and asks for their check-in in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam or English, with exercise names in English and Tamil. Patients tap Done and send a pain score. You see adherence on the chart the next morning.
No app for patients · 6 Indian languages · included in every plan from ₹999 a month
sent on WhatsApp in தமிழ் · 7:00 AM
Sample data: illustrative patient and readings.
What is a home exercise program app?
A home exercise program (HEP) app is software a physiotherapist uses to prescribe exercises for the patient to do between clinic visits. The physio picks exercises from a library, sets the dose (sets, repetitions, hold time, how many times a day) and sends the plan to the patient's phone. A good HEP app also tells the physio whether the patient actually did the exercises, because a plan that is not followed does not work.
Most HEP apps used worldwide, such as Physitrack's PhysiApp, ask the patient to download an app and log in. That works for many patients in Europe or Australia. In India, a 68-year-old after a knee replacement, a farmer with a frozen shoulder or a mother with postpartum back pain is far more likely to open a WhatsApp message than install an app, and far more likely to follow instructions in Tamil or Telugu than an English handout. Physio Clinic Software is built around that, starting with the WhatsApp check-in in six languages; translated instructions and recorded videos are on the roadmap.
Why do patients stop doing their home exercises?
Physiotherapists in India see the same pattern: the patient leaves the clinic motivated, does the exercises for two or three days and then stops. The common reasons are simple and fixable:
- No daily cue. A printed sheet goes into a drawer. A message that arrives at 7 am every day is a reminder the patient cannot miss.
- The wrong language. English names and English instructions lose patients who speak Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada or Malayalam at home.
- Pictures, not video. A stick-figure drawing does not show how slowly to lower the leg or where to feel the stretch. A short video does, which is why Physio Clinic Software lets you link your own video to any exercise today, while our recorded library is planned.
- Nobody is watching. If the physio never asks, the patient assumes it does not matter. A one-tap Done reply makes the plan feel supervised.
Read the full guide to home-exercise adherence in India for a five-step protocol any clinic can run.
How the Physio Clinic Software HEP app works
Build the plan in about two minutes
Open the patient, pick exercises or a saved template such as "TKR week 1" or "frozen shoulder, painful phase", and set sets, reps and hold time.
Choose language and time
Pick the patient's language once and the hour the plan should arrive. Every later plan goes out in that language automatically.
WhatsApp from your clinic number
The plan arrives from your clinic number with each exercise, its dose and its Tamil name, such as குவாட் செட்ஸ் for quad sets, plus a link to the steps and your own video if you added one.
Done, pain score, adherence
The patient replies Done and a 0–10 pain score. The adherence ring and pain trend update on the chart and feed the progress letter to the referring doctor.
Physio Clinic Software vs a typical HEP app or a printed sheet
| What matters | Physio Clinic Software | Typical HEP app | Printed sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient needs to install an app | No, plans arrive on WhatsApp | Yes, plus a login | No |
| Check-in message in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam | ✓ (plus Hindi and English); exercise names in English and Tamil; voice-over videos planned | Usually English and European languages; check with the vendor | — |
| Daily reminder at a time you choose | ✓ | ✓ (app notification) | — |
| Adherence and pain score back to the physio | ✓ Done + 0–10 pain | Usually in-app | — |
| Same record as appointments, packs and GST billing | ✓ | Only with a separate PMS integration | — |
| Progress letter to the referring doctor | ✓ drafted at week 6, reviewed and sent by the physio | — | — |
| Price in rupees | Included from ₹999 / therapist / month | Often priced in USD per practitioner | Printing cost |
For a named, side-by-side comparison with Physitrack, Jane App, PhysioCare PMS and Practo Ray, see Physio Clinic Software vs the alternatives.
What is in the exercise library?
Physio Clinic Software ships with 35 written exercises (English and Tamil names, doses, steps and precautions), the same ones in the public library below. You can add your own exercises with a link to your own video. A recorded video library with voice-over is planned; we will publish its size and languages when it is live.
🦵 Knee exercises · முழங்கால்
ACL, knee replacement, meniscus, patellofemoral pain, osteoarthritis
💪 Shoulder exercises · தோள்பட்டை
Frozen shoulder, rotator cuff, impingement, post-fracture, cricket shoulder
🧘 Back exercises · முதுகு
Low back pain, disc prolapse, sciatica, postpartum, spinal stenosis
🙆 Neck exercises · கழுத்து
Mechanical neck pain, cervical spondylosis, tech neck, headaches
🦶 Ankle exercises · கணுக்கால்
Ankle sprain, after cast or fracture, Achilles, plantar fasciitis, balance
🏃 Hip exercises · இடுப்பு
Hip replacement, gluteal weakness, bursitis, piriformis, older adults
Who uses a WhatsApp home exercise program?
- Orthopaedic and post-surgical rehab clinics that send ACL, knee-replacement and shoulder protocols phase by phase.
- Home-visit physiotherapists who see a patient twice a week and need the other five days covered.
- Sports physios who want proof that the cricketer did his eccentric calf work before he asks to bowl.
- Neuro-rehab centres where a family member follows the stroke patient's plan on their own phone.
How much does it cost?
The home exercise program app is part of every Physio Clinic Software plan, not an add-on: ₹999 per therapist a month on Solo, ₹4,999 a month for up to 8 therapists on Clinic, and ₹9,999 a month for multi-branch chains, all excluding 18 % GST. WhatsApp messages are billed at Meta's rate, at cost: about ₹0.13 per utility message, or roughly ₹4 a month for a patient on a daily plan. See full pricing and all features.
Privacy and consent
Plans go only to the patient's registered number through the official WhatsApp Business API. The clinic records the patient's consent at registration (which helps it meet the DPDP Act 2023) and can switch WhatsApp off for a patient at any time. Done marks and 0–10 pain scores are stored per day against the plan in the clinic's workspace in India; staff of that clinic can see them, and they reach a referring doctor only in a progress letter the physio reviews and sends with the patient's consent. The sample treatment-plan workflow shows the full path, and the security page has the details.
Home exercise program app questions
What is a home exercise program app?
A home exercise program (HEP) app lets a physiotherapist build a plan of exercises with instructions, sets and reps and send it to the patient to follow at home. Physio Clinic Software does this on WhatsApp, so patients get the plan in their own language without installing anything.
Do my patients need to download an app?
No. Physio Clinic Software sends each day's plan as a WhatsApp message from your clinic's verified number, with each exercise, its dose and a link to the steps (plus your own video, if you add one). Patients reply Done and a 0–10 pain score. Any phone with WhatsApp works, including a family member's.
How much does the home exercise program app cost?
It is included in every Physio Clinic Software plan: ₹999 per therapist a month (Solo), ₹4,999 a month for up to 8 therapists (Clinic) or ₹9,999 a month for multi-branch. WhatsApp messages cost about ₹0.13 each at Meta's rate, roughly ₹4 per patient a month on a daily plan.
Can I add my own exercise videos?
Yes, as a link. Add an exercise to your clinic library with its name (plus Tamil and Hindi names), dose, steps in any language and a link to your video, for example on YouTube or Google Drive. It sits beside the 35 built-in written exercises. Direct video upload and a recorded Physio Clinic Software video library are planned.
How do I know if a patient is doing the exercises?
Every Done reply updates an adherence ring on the patient's chart with the pain score beside it. Physio Clinic Software flags missed days and rising pain, and the adherence rate goes into the progress letter for the referring doctor at week 6.
Can patients who prefer paper still use it?
Yes. Any plan prints as an A4 sheet with names, doses and a QR code that opens the plan page on the phone. The plan stays the same in the software, so you can switch a patient from paper to WhatsApp later without rebuilding it.
Send your first WhatsApp exercise plan today
Physio Clinic Software: 35 ready exercises, check-ins in six Indian languages, Done and pain scores, and adherence on your screen. 30-day free trial, no card.