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. See physiotherapy
   another term for physiotherapy

Other Words From

• physical therapist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of physical therapy¹

First recorded in 1920–25

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.

From Popular-Science

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.

From The Daily Beast

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.

From Time

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.

From Washington Post

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

From Science News For Students

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

From The Daily Beast

But physical therapy and empowering people with disabilities?

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg