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physiotherapy

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

physiotherapy

/ ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

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

“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 Word Forms

  • physiotherapist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of physiotherapy1

First recorded in 1900–05; physio- + therapy
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Example Sentences

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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.

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After physiotherapy failed to improve the problem, a series of scans showed nerves in his brain and spinal cord had been damaged by MND.

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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.

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She had been referred to his private physiotherapy clinic in Gravesend by her insurance company, after sustaining a hip injury in a car crash.

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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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