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physical therapy

noun

  1. the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.
  2. the health profession that provides such care.


physical therapy

noun

  1. another term for physiotherapy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • physical therapist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of physical therapy1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

Sold for just under $11, this set features five bands of varying resistance, making for a great way to incorporate resistance and strength training, stretching, or physical therapy into your daily routine.

He fell to the ground bleeding, he said, adding that to this day he was undergoing physical therapy, and he and his daughters were also seeing mental-health counselors for their trauma.

Unlike medical disciplines requiring a more hands-on approach—say, physical therapy or surgery—talk therapy has long seemed a natural and effective fit for telehealth.

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They wed that technology to bricks-and-mortar clinics staffed by doctors, nurse practitioners and medical staff, where members can go for checkups, prescription drugs, lab tests, scans, vaccinations, physical therapy and mental health visits.

People also could use it to analyze how well they perform the physical therapy prescribed to people recovering from injuries.

I return home after several days in the hospital and start thrice weekly physical therapy.

But physical therapy and empowering people with disabilities?

With that diet and physical therapy, she soon began to improve.

A study reports electrical stimulation and physical therapy helped wheelchair-bound patients stand for more than four minutes.

Homicidal twins, physical therapy, and an obsessive mineral collection later, that's exactly what happened.

And to do it the hardest possible way, because I believe in physical therapy for your mental problems.

In short, as Barker aptly puts it, "Every psychotherapy is also a physical therapy."

Even he did not realize that every psychotherapy is also a physical therapy.

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