Practice Pro — Home Exercise Programs
Because care doesn't end at the appointment.
Extend care beyond the clinic with engaging, individualized home exercise programs patients can access anytime, from any device. Build video home exercise programs for physical therapists, OTs and SLPs in minutes, right inside Practice Pro's physical therapy EMR, and track adherence between visits.
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The Wibbi integration lets therapists create and assign individualized home exercise programs directly from the patient's record in Practice Pro. Unlike a stand-alone exercise app, this HEP software for physical therapists lives inside your physical therapy EMR, so the program, the note and the plan of care stay together. Therapists can:
Patients receive easy-to-follow programs they can access at home, at work, or anywhere between visits. Adherence data feeds remote therapeutic monitoring, so your physical therapy home exercise software supports both better care and better outcomes.
Why clinics run their physical therapy home exercise program inside Practice Pro's PT software instead of a separate exercise app: one record, one login and one view of how each patient is doing between visits.
Make home programs easier to understand, access, and follow.
Help patients stay active in their recovery between visits.
Video demonstrations and written instructions help patients perform exercises correctly.
Keep patients connected to their care plan outside the clinic.
Tie home exercise programs directly to the patient's episode of care.
Build and assign programs quickly without disconnected tools.
Give patients a modern, convenient way to participate in their recovery.
Home exercise program (HEP) software is a digital tool physical, occupational and speech therapists use to prescribe exercises, send them to patients with video and written instructions, and track whether patients complete them between visits. Practice Pro's HEP is built into its physical therapy EMR through the Wibbi integration, so each program sits on the patient's chart next to the plan of care.
Paper handouts get lost. Stand-alone exercise apps work, but they live outside the chart, which means a second login for the therapist and no link to the note or the bill. Physical therapy home exercise software inside the EMR closes that gap: the therapist builds the program while documenting, the patient gets it on their phone, and adherence comes back to the same record. That's the kind of digital exercise prescription for PT that clinics can actually keep up with on a busy day.
Most of a patient's recovery happens at home, and home exercise adherence is often low. Research on home-based physical therapy finds non-adherence can reach 70%, and a systematic review found exercise instructions delivered with multimedia, such as video, improved adherence compared with written or verbal instructions alone.
The same review on predictors of adherence points to self-efficacy, self-motivation and social support. Good home exercise programs for physical therapists address all three: clear video so patients feel confident, a short program that fits their day, and a way for caregivers to see it too. For nine practical ways to keep patients on track, see our guide to patient engagement in physical therapy.
In Practice Pro, therapists build a home exercise program from the Wibbi exercise library inside the patient's chart, assign it in a few clicks, and patients follow it on any device through the patient portal. Adherence and patient-reported pain come back to the therapist, who updates the program as the plan of care progresses.
Document the visit. The therapist completes the evaluation or daily note in Practice Pro's PT EMR, with goals set in the plan of care.
Build the program. Pick exercises from the clinical library, or start from a template, and set sets, reps, hold times and frequency for this patient.
Assign and deliver. Send it to the patient's phone through My Therapy Portal, with video and written instructions, or print a summary.
Patient follows along. The patient watches the videos, marks exercises complete and logs pain or difficulty; reminders help them keep going.
Review and progress. The therapist reviews adherence before the next visit, adjusts the program, and uses the data for remote therapeutic monitoring where it applies.
A HEP built into the physical therapy EMR keeps the program, the note, the plan of care and remote monitoring on one patient record. A stand-alone exercise app usually means a separate login, re-entering patient details and no direct link to documentation or billing.
| What the clinic needs | Stand-alone exercise app | HEP in Practice Pro's PT EMR |
|---|---|---|
| Where the program lives | A separate system | On the patient's chart |
| Patient details | Often re-entered by hand | Pulled from the EMR |
| Link to the plan of care | Manual | Program updates as the plan of care evolves |
| Patient access | Separate app account | My Therapy Portal, any device |
| Adherence data | Stays in the app | Visible next to the note |
| Remote therapeutic monitoring | Separate workflow | Built into the same platform |
| Logins for the therapist | Two | One |
Creating and teaching a home exercise program is usually billed as part of the treatment code it supports, such as 97110 for therapeutic exercise or 97535 for self-care training. Monitoring a patient's program between visits can be billed with remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes when the patient and the data meet the payer's requirements.
RTM uses codes such as 98975, 98977, 98980 and 98981, and CMS added 98979, 98984 and 98985 for 2026, which allow shorter monitoring periods and shorter management time. In Practice Pro, HEP adherence and patient-reported data feed the RTM workflow, and the time your team spends reviewing it can be captured for billing. For code details, see our physical therapy CPT codes guide and the remote therapeutic monitoring page.
Strength, mobility, balance and post-surgical programs with video for every exercise, tied to the PT plan of care.
Fine-motor, ADL and hand therapy activities that fit into daily routines. See occupational therapy software.
Home practice for speech, language and swallowing goals, delivered the same way. See speech therapy software.
Parent-friendly instructions so caregivers can help at home. See pediatric therapy.
Whether you call it physical therapy exercise software or HEP software, the best exercise software for physical therapists offers a clinical exercise library with video, fast customizable program building, easy patient access on any device, adherence tracking, a direct link to the EMR and plan of care, RTM support, and HIPAA-compliant security.
| Checklist item | Why it matters | Practice Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical exercise library with video | Patients perform exercises correctly | Wibbi library |
| Customizable programs and templates | Speed without losing clinical judgment | Sets, reps, holds, frequency, notes |
| Any-device patient access | Fewer barriers, better adherence | My Therapy Portal + printable PDF |
| Adherence and pain tracking | Spot problems before the next visit | Yes |
| Built into the EMR | One record, one login | Yes |
| RTM workflow | Monitor and bill between visits | Yes |
| Security | Protected patient data | HIPAA-compliant, SOC 2 Type II |
Part of one PT software platform. Home exercise programs are one piece of Practice Pro's all-in-one PT software, alongside AI documentation, scheduling, billing and RCM, patient engagement and telehealth.
Comparing platforms? Read our guides to the best physical therapy software and the best physical therapy EMR software, or book a demo to see HEP inside the EMR.
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