physiotherapy

[ fiz-ee-oh-ther-uh-pee ]

noun

1. physical therapy.

physiotherapy

/ ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. the therapeutic use of physical agents or means, such as massage, exercises, etc Also calledphysical therapyinformalphysio USphysiatrics

Derived Forms

• ˌphysioˈtherapist, noun

Other Words From

• physi·o·thera·pist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of physiotherapy¹

First recorded in 1900–05; physio- + therapy

Example Sentences

A GoFund me has raised almost £50,000, which will be used to convert their family house to make it more accessible, physiotherapy and psychotherapy, and a part-time carer.

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He needed several skin graft surgeries and was left with post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as needing ongoing physiotherapy.

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Months of painful physiotherapy lie ahead for both girls, followed by many rounds of surgery.

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Daisy, from Royal School Armagh, would like to study either law or physiotherapy in the future.

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It was initially suspected the pain may be a result of his gaming, so he was sent for physiotherapy before eventually being sent for an urgent MRI roughly a year later.

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