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Using AI to generate accurate illustrations for physiotherapy site

Using AI to generate accurate illustrations for physiotherapy site

by ashmil·Mar 13, 2026·3 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

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AI-generated anatomical illustrations solve the medical illustrator bottleneck for content sites.

Strengths
  • Solves cost bottleneck since medical illustrators are expensive and slow for content.
  • Domain expert PT verifying AI output ensures accuracy unlike generic health content.
Weaknesses
  • Content site isn't a technical product; AI workflow isn't available for others.
  • Hard to verify AI accuracy without medical credentials or peer review process.
Category
Target Audience

Patients and physiotherapy content creators

Similar To

WebMD · Physio-pedia · Canva

Post Description

Hi HN,

My wife is a physiotherapist, and a while back, she decided to start compiling her clinical experience and patient care knowledge into a resource site, Heal And Move. The goal was to share clear, actionable articles on various physical conditions, rehabilitation plans, and specific exercises.

The Bottleneck: The biggest hurdle we immediately ran into was visuals. Explaining a specific stretch or joint movement through text alone is tough. Relying on generic stock photos often doesn't accurately reflect the proper form or the specific muscle groups being targeted, and hiring medical illustrators for every single post just wasn't scalable.

The AI Solution: Recently, we started integrating AI image and video generation into her workflow, and it's been a massive unlock. She can now translate her domain knowledge into precise prompts to generate accurate anatomical illustrations, exercise demonstrations, and step-by-step videos.

As many of you know, getting AI to render anatomically correct limbs and specific physiological poses without looking like body horror takes some trial and error. But by iterating on the prompts, she’s now able to produce high-quality, custom visuals that perfectly match her clinical articles. It has completely removed the visual bottleneck from her content creation.

I'd love for you to take a look. We're open to any feedback on the site, the visual accuracy of the AI-generated assets, or any thoughts from those who have tinkered with fine-tuning models for health/fitness illustrations!

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