How Physical Therapists use Claude
Physical therapists use Claude to break a complex ask into pieces — surface the right questions, draft a candidate answer, then refine it before delivery.
What Claude is
Anthropic's assistant, known for long-context reasoning, careful writing, and safety-aware outputs. Strong on analysis, coding, and document-heavy work. Projects feature lets you load a brief once and iterate.
Prompts to try
2 copy-paste prompts for Physical Therapists using Claude:
SOAP note from raw vitals and complaint
Documentation · Intermediate
You are assisting a physical therapist. From the raw notes below, draft a SOAP note in the format I use: subjective (chief complaint and HPI in 2 sentences), objective (vitals and exam findings in bullets), assessment (differentials ranked by likelihood with 1-line reasoning each), plan (next steps and follow-up). Do not invent values. If a field is missing, say MISSING. Notes: [paste raw notes here]
Discharge or after-visit instructions
Documentation · Beginner
Draft after-visit instructions a physical therapist can hand to a patient. Context: [diagnosis or procedure]. Cover: what was done, what to do today (4 short bullets), what to do this week, warning signs requiring callback, follow-up timing, and prescription notes if any. Eighth-grade reading level. End with a one-line reminder to call the office with questions.
All 5 prompts for Physical Therapists →