Telehealth with CORA Physical Therapy Using WhatsApp Messenger

Telehealth with CORA Physical

Therapy Using WhatsApp Messenger

Download and install the WhatsApp application on your phone

WhatsApp is available from all popular app stores for all the major platforms,

including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and also Mac and PC. The app is completely free. Just

install and launch it as you would any other app on your smartphone. You will be asked a series

of questions, which you should affirm as you begin the app setup.

 Allow WhatsApp to access your contacts.

 Allow WhatsApp to send notifications.

 Agree to the app’s terms of service and privacy policies.

The app will send you an SMS message to verify your phone number and country code when

you type in your phone number. You can re-do the number if you make a mistake.

Set up your account

 Tap in your name and add an image as an avatar.

 If you’ve ever used WhatsApp before, you’ll be asked if you want to restore your chat

history. You can or you don’t have to.

Once you’re finished punching in your specs, you’re ready to chat.

Add new contacts

To view contacts in WhatsApp, you don’t have to do much. That’s because all your contacts who

use WhatsApp are already known without you having to add them manually. WhatsApp defines

contacts by phone number, so anyone in your address book who has their phone number on

WhatsApp is immediately revealed when you join. However, you may want to invite contacts

who are not already on WhatsApp, as well as people you know who are not currently in your

contact list. To add domestic users to your contacts, do the following:

 Tap the chat icon.

 Tap New Contact.

 Add the name and phone number that the PSC or therapist gave you.

 You can invite a new user by scrolling down to the bottom of the window and

tapping Invite Friends to WhatsApp, where you can choose to send an email or text

message invite.

Start Chatting

As you start your chat, you will see an alert telling you that your communication is encrypted so

that no one will ever be able to view or listen in on your conversation. Your friend gets a

notification on their phone that you’ve sent them a message, and so it goes.

 Select the therapist from CORA Physical Therapy.

 In order to video chat, click the video camera in the top right corner of the chat box.

Sync with the Mac or Windows

With WhatsApp installed on your phone, you can access a web version of the app that mirrors

your chat, group, and broadcast activities. You can use the web interface on your Mac or

Windows computer in major browsers to chat, but you can’t make phone calls. You can also

switch on desktop notifications for alerts to incoming WhatsApp messages.

 Click the WhatsApp download link to download and install WhatsApp on your computer.

 Open WhatsApp Web in your browser.

 When you get the QR code prompt, use the mobile app’s scanner to scan it.

 You will then be able to access all your chat history, and send and receive messages within

the web interface.

WhatsApp Messenger is easy to learn and use. You can start off slowly with routine texting and

calling before delving into some of the more elegant and versatile features that give you the

freedom to communicate with groups, send messages to groups, creatively update your status,

and keep everything encrypted — all for free.