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physiotherapy
[fiz-ee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
physiotherapy
/ ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /
noun
Also called: physical therapy. physio. physiatrics. the therapeutic use of physical agents or means, such as massage, exercises, etc
Other Word Forms
- physiotherapist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of physiotherapy1
Example Sentences
Throughout his time at a specialist school, Harry, who is non-verbal, enjoyed access to hydrotherapy — a form of physiotherapy involving exercise in a warm pool that helps with movement.
After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.
It also shows him undergoing physiotherapy and running on a machine aided by prosthetic back and leg supports as part of his "determined" bid to return to the stage one last time.
She had been referred to his private physiotherapy clinic in Gravesend by her insurance company, after sustaining a hip injury in a car crash.
While under its care, she underwent investigations for possible endometriosis, but said she was "kicked off" a list for not attending a physiotherapy appointment that she claimed she was never notified of.
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