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Navigating your therapy practice can be difficult. AC Health’s Blog is here to help. We are here to offer you information on the latest in patient engagement, research the business of running a clinic, and more. We not only will give you the facts, but help you understand them in today’s world where headlines are changing every day.

Top 10 Patient Engagement Apps for 2026

Rehab professionals are constantly battling to keep their patients involved and engaged in their prescribed therapy, a common source of frustration and burn-out among clinicians (link to “Stopping PT” piece). Today, we’ll consider several novel strategies to better engage patients by leveraging the technologyalready at their fingertips – their smartphones. We’ll discuss three primary categories of apps that can help boost patient engagement with their plan of care and your practice: patient education apps, home exercise program apps, and specialty apps for specific rehab populations.

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A Clinician’s Guide to the Top Physical Therapy Trends of 2026

Rehab professionals are constantly battling to keep their patients involved and engaged in their prescribed therapy, a common source of frustration and burn-out among clinicians (link to “Stopping PT” piece). Today, we’ll consider several novel strategies to better engage patients by leveraging the technology already at their fingertips – their smartphones. We’ll discuss three primary categories of apps that can help boost patient engagement with their plan of care and your practice: patient education apps, home exercise program apps, and specialty apps for specific rehab populations.

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Stroke Home Exercise Program: What to Include – A Therapist’s Guide

Stroke Home Exercise Program: What to Include Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. For the millions of survivors who leave hospital or rehabilitation facilities each year with residual impairments, the quality and consistency of what happens at home determines, in large part, how much function they

By |Home Exercise Programs (HEPs), Neurorehabilitation HEPs|
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Cognitive Rehabilitation Exercises: A Therapist’s Guide

Cognitive rehabilitation is one of the most clinically nuanced areas of neurorehabilitation. Unlike strengthening a weakened muscle or restoring range of motion, rebuilding cognitive function requires targeting invisible processes like memory encoding, sustained attention, executive control, and processing speed, which cannot be observed directly and often don't respond predictably

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