Project for IC Hack 2026 | Europe's Largest Student-Run Hackathon

An AI-powered physiotherapy assistant that provides personalised rehab plans, voice guidance, and real-time movement feedback for amateur athletes—without NHS waiting lists or expensive private physios.

• NHS physiotherapy waiting lists exceed 2 months
• Private physiotherapy costs hundreds of pounds
• Amateur athletes are left suffering in pain with limited affordable options
• Many injuries worsen due to delayed or inaccessible treatment

BackInPlay is your pocket-sized digital physio, offering:

• AI Voice Assistant: Describe your condition naturally using ElevenLabs voice technology
• Personalised Exercise Plans: AI-generated rehabilitation programmes tailored to your specific injury
• Real-Time Movement Feedback: Computer vision tracking that monitors your form and provides instant corrections
• Comprehensive Exercise Database: Access to the full catalogue of physiotherapy exercises used by professionals
• Accessible & Affordable: Available anytime, anywhere, at a fraction of the cost

• Claude - AI intelligence layer for exercise plan generation
• ElevenLabs - Natural voice interaction
• Google MediaPipe - Computer vision for movement tracking
• Next.js - React framework
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• TypeScript - Type-safe development

1. Describe Your Injury: Chat with our AI physio assistant using natural voice conversation
2. Receive Your Plan: Get a personalised rehabilitation programme based on professional physiotherapy exercises
3. Exercise with Guidance: Follow along with voice instructions whilst our computer vision tracks your movements
4. Get Real-Time Feedback: Receive instant corrections to ensure proper form and prevent further injury

Our biggest hurdle was finding a reliable source of professional physiotherapy exercises. We successfully integrated a comprehensive database containing all exercises prescribed by qualified physiotherapists.

We initially proposed an end-to-end ElevenLabs framework. However, we discovered limitations with incorporating real-time feedback into the ElevenLabs agent. We overcame this by implementing an additional LLM layer, creating a more robust and flexible architecture.

This project was developed during IC Hack 2026, Europe's largest student-run hackathon, where we worked to solve real-world healthcare accessibility challenges.

This project was created for IC Hack 2026.

Made with ❤️ by the BackInPlay team