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US, medical
the treatment of a disease or an injury of the muscles or joints with massage, strengthening movements, heat, etc.
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Recent Examples of physical therapy
Her dance team performances were supplanted with physical therapy, and high school classrooms replaced with sterile examination rooms.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Stop doing physical therapy exercises for sciatica if your pain increases.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Exercises to Avoid When performing physical therapy exercises for pain from sciatica, avoid overdoing it.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The symptoms are often manageable with medication and physical therapy.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Stop doing physical therapy exercises for sciatica if your pain increases.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Exercises to Avoid When performing physical therapy exercises for pain from sciatica, avoid overdoing it.
—Aubrey Bailey, Pt, Dpt, Cht, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The symptoms are often manageable with medication and physical therapy.
—Jennifer Steinhoff, Verywell Health, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapy
Noun
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This cohort makes for a super sweet gift (easter basket toppers, anyone?), or, as a does-it-all activity for a DIY spa night with the besties.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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Phishing scams often trick victims into revealing sensitive information through fake emails or websites, while data breaches expose vast amounts of personal data that criminals can exploit for fraudulent activities.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Francis has stayed in control In between respiratory crises, prayer and physiotherapy, Francis has appointed over a dozen bishops, approved a handful of new saints, authorized a three-year extension of his signature reform process and sent off messages public and private.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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The 88-year-old pontiff will continue the therapy and physiotherapy after he has been discharged, Carbone added.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Clark pushed his players hard with VO2 max tests and two-mile runs, among other conditioning drills.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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In Landeskog’s conditioning debut with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles on Friday, the man wasted no time getting in everybody’s hair.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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In addition to spending long hours at work, Guo is religious about her daily workouts at gym chain Barry’s Bootcamp.—
Kerry A. Dolan,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Either skip that workout and stick to your original schedule, work in an additional workout, add some intensity to your next workout, or shift your schedule back by a day.—
Amy Kwan,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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Patients with desk jobs are usually back to work within a week or two, but have to abstain from exercise until cleared by their surgeon.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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To help you with that fruitful exercise, here’s my suggestion.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Physical therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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