physiotherapist
noun
phys·io·ther·a·pist
ˌfi-zē-ō-ˈther-ə-pist 
plural physiotherapists
: physical therapist
[The University of] Florida's more than 440 athletes are treated by a cadre of physiotherapists and monitored by an army of academic advisers.—
Joe Drape and Katie Thomas
Joe Drape and Katie ThomasWomen worried about getting … osteoporosis should start skipping, jogging and doing high-impact aerobics. In newly issued guidelines, British physiotherapists and osteoporosis specialists said they were the best exercises to avert the disease.—Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram
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There’s Danielle Langford, a Warriors physiotherapist who travels with the team and teaches Green pilates.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
At the Balata health center, physiotherapist Najah Jibril has seen a surge of patients — many of them young men with bullet injuries sustained in street battles.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
When playing partners Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler took their tee shots at the 14th hole (the group had started from the 10th), Scheffler watched on from a portable folding chair as a physiotherapist attended to him.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Excitement and worry mixed in his mother’s face, the physiotherapist smiled from ear to ear and others present in the room tried to hold back tears.
—Adi Rubinstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
In an age when golfers keep a swing coach, sports psychologist and physiotherapist on the payroll and speed dial, Cole is self-reliant.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Nurses, ambulance workers and physiotherapists have all walked out on several occasions in recent months.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Will our team of robotic reindeer, medics, and physiotherapists find a solution for Santa?
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2023
All sessions were supervised by a physiotherapist or other exercise expert, and most workouts occurred in group settings, though occasionally people were guided during one-on-one sessions.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
At the Balata health center, physiotherapist Najah Jibril has seen a surge of patients — many of them young men with bullet injuries sustained in street battles.
—Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
When playing partners Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler took their tee shots at the 14th hole (the group had started from the 10th), Scheffler watched on from a portable folding chair as a physiotherapist attended to him.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
Excitement and worry mixed in his mother’s face, the physiotherapist smiled from ear to ear and others present in the room tried to hold back tears.
—Adi Rubinstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
In an age when golfers keep a swing coach, sports psychologist and physiotherapist on the payroll and speed dial, Cole is self-reliant.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
Nurses, ambulance workers and physiotherapists have all walked out on several occasions in recent months.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
Will our team of robotic reindeer, medics, and physiotherapists find a solution for Santa?
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2023
All sessions were supervised by a physiotherapist or other exercise expert, and most workouts occurred in group settings, though occasionally people were guided during one-on-one sessions.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
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