PT-Helper

PT Helper LLC

About this app

PT-Helper will download your prescribed exercises using the HEP Code provided to you by your wellness professional using PT-CONNECT. Your assigned exercises will appear on the front page underneath their company name or logo. Keep your physical therapists or personal exercise program with you at all times.

Requires a home exercise program (HEP) code from PT-Connect to work.

Enabling Sync Results will send your completed exercise information back to your therapist to keep them informed on your progress.

PT-Helper helps you follow through with your home exercises for quicker recovery from your injuries and ailments with improved mobility.

Key Features:

• Animated exercise programs to lead you through your Favorite exercises
• Multiple illustrations within each exercise to clearly show proper exercise form
• Written exercise description
• Timers for hold and recovery times to pace your exercises
• Repetition and Set counters
• Set up to 3 daily reminders to do your exercises
• Add pictures or videos to prescribed exercises for unique exercise form instructions

Customization:

PT-Helper is designed to help you overcome these common issues with doing physical therapy exercises at home:

• Losing your exercise papers and not remembering which exercises you need to do
• Not understanding the exercise images that are part of the handout
• Not having your exercise papers when you have time to do your exercises
• Losing track of your repetitions
• Losing track of how long to hold each set

PT-Helper does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physical therapist or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Ratings and reviews

Some rough edges here, but the concept is really nice. The good: exercises walk you through what you need to do visually. builtin timer including reps, hold time, etc. Audio cues mean you don't have to stare at the screen. The not so good: visuals didn't show at first, not sure why. Reminders are klunky and only 3, I have 5/day, no go. It wasn't obvious that I could tweak timing, exercise was too fast, once I figured out that I could change it, wasn't sure which setting to change, confusing.

I especially like this app for these reasons: 1) it reminds me of the exercises taught in session; 2)it provides both written and visual instruction; 3) it paces individual movements so I do not rush through the exercise. For those who are willing to work outside of a PT session, it's a handy helper.

Used this a couple years ago after my TKR and it was great. Now it wants HEP codes, whatever they are. Oh well. Uninstalled.

What’s new

Bug fixes and enhancements.