#PTonICE Podcast Episode 1982: Building Better HEPs: How Hedge Health is Streamlining Patient Care
Mar 12, 2026
A deep look at a platform that lets clinicians record and deliver custom home exercise routines in-session with patient-friendly playback. Discussion covers creating patient-specific video libraries, simple UIs for older users, and tools for tracking adherence and messaging. Also covered: clinic-wide documentation, importing existing libraries, and surprising non-PT use cases.
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Record Patients In Session To Make HEPs Instant
- Hedge Health's core value is capturing personalized exercise videos in-session to create an immediate HEP.
- Recording the patient while you cue preserves clinician-specific verbal, visual, and tactile instructions for later playback.
Founder Pivoted From Engineering To PT Because Of Biomechanics
- The founder pivoted from engineering to physical therapy after enjoying anatomy and biomechanics in undergrad.
- That background in physics shaped an obsession with precise dosing and movement specificity in exercise prescription.
Blend Quick Videos With Full Program Programming
- Hedge Health built on prior apps like Switchback but added programmability for long-term plans and blended simplicity with complexity.
- The product lets clinicians switch from a quick single-session video to multi-week, day-specific programs when needed.