physical therapy

noun

Definition of physical therapynext
as in activity
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 But Joyner, who is a physical therapy tech and a dancer, has the opposite view. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 For the next 19 months, her world shrank to physical therapy sessions, hospital hallways and milestones that once would have seemed unimaginable. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Nearly a decade later, North Central College has added nine graduate advanced clinical practice and two post-graduate programs to its offerings, including programs in occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies and nursing. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The office said his physical therapy is aimed at reducing the risk of him falling again. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for physical therapy
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  1. activity
  2. physiotherapy
  3. conditioning
  4. workout
  5. exercise
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  • Water Lantern Festival Enjoy music, food and activities at the Water Lantern Festival, and then personalize your lantern with a message or intention and connect with people around you.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • The developers said the goal is to create an entertainment district that provides year-round activity.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of activity
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  • Suzanne Snodgrass, head of physiotherapy at the University of Newcastle, told The Guardian the move mostly benefits the lower back.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • For the past five weeks, his parents have lived with him at altitude in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to enable Kerr to train on a track at 1,626m (5,335ft) above sea level, with his mother Jill providing physiotherapy.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of physiotherapy
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  • More than 40 weekly fitness experiences invite guests to move with intention, from sunrise yoga and Pilates sessions to high-energy strength and conditioning classes led by expert instructors.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
  • The lower level also includes a separate heating, ventilation and air conditioning system, three guest suites, and a bunk suite sleeping four.
    — Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Definition of conditioning
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  • Name dropping … • Kiffin said LSU didn’t bring quarterback Sam Leavitt to the event in part so the Arizona State transfer could stay behind to lead a Tigers workout.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • The move slots easily into any strength workout, whether total-body or core-focused.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of workout
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  • On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her three children in the basement of their Duxbury home using exercise resistance bands.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Most leadership teams cannot answer this, and the exercise usually surfaces more exposure than expected.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of exercise

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