Use AI to draft clear, patient-friendly handouts explaining the 'why' behind their exercises in minutes.
1. Identify a common exercise you prescribe often (like clamshells, heel slides, or standing balance work) and jot down the basic movement. 2. Open ChatGPT or Claude and ask it to explain why this exercise helps for a specific condition — written at a 6th grade reading level so any patient can understand it. 3. Review the AI's draft and adjust any phrasing that doesn't match how you'd explain it in person. Add any safety tips or form cues you always mention. 4. Ask the AI to reformat the explanation as a simple one-page handout with a motivational closing sentence patients can take home. 5. Save this polished handout as a template you can reuse or tweak slightly for different patients facing the same issue. This workflow turns a 20-minute writing task into a 3-minute editing task. Always review the final version to ensure it's clinically accurate and appropriate for your patient population before printing or sharing.
Try this prompt today
“You are a physical therapist educator writing for patients. Explain why performing clamshell exercises helps with hip pain from weak glute medius muscles. Write at a 6th grade reading level. Keep it to 3-4 short sentences. Make it motivating and easy to understand for someone with no medical background.”
March 17, 2026
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