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physiotherapy

American

[fiz-ee-oh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌfɪz i oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

physical therapy.

physiotherapy British

/ ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

Also called: physical therapy. physio. physiatrics. the therapeutic use of physical agents or means, such as massage, exercises, etc

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

physiotherapist

noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

physiotherapies

plural

Etymology

Origin of physiotherapy

First recorded in 1900–05; physio- + therapy

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Dr Barrett explains that physiotherapy can help by "toning up and strengthening the key muscles which hold the skeleton together".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Unable to work, he lived on savings while paying for rehabilitation and physiotherapy.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Inulin and physiotherapy each reduced knee pain independently.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

"There is an urgent need for nursing staff, physiotherapy professionals, and bus and truck drivers," she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

I still go to the hospital for regular physiotherapy sessions to learn how to move my facial muscles.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai

It may be right for some people that we take a really Western medical approach of physiotherapies, psychological therapies, psychoanalysis, whatever it might be, a Western medical approach.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2021

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