physical therapist

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Recent Examples of physical therapist The physical therapist doesn’t talk to the behavioral specialist. Mehmet Oz, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026 Giese felt dubious about another physical therapist, though. Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Before starting a new exercise program, Culbertson advised seeing a doctor or a physical therapist to make sure there’s nothing neurological causing your loss of grip strength. Danielle Zickl, Health, 12 Mar. 2026 Frels plans to study kinesiology in college, hoping to become a physical therapist, but hasn’t chosen a school yet. Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physical therapist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapist
Noun
  • Notably, nurses are considered the most honest and ethical professionals by a wide margin, a 2025 Gallup poll showed.
    Michael L. Diamond, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Mandatory regular, virtual visits with a school nurse would honor both this right and responsibility while more than paying for itself in health care savings.
    Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Learmont was sent to a physiotherapist and given exercises to perform for the following few weeks.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His mother is a nurse and his father is a physiotherapist.
    Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The South Florida plastic surgeon contacted his lawyer, who then brought in experts who were able to pull recordings from the device.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Her plastic surgeon in Seoul adopted a common strategy of removing the silicone and using cartilage from Charlene's ribs to form the bridge of the nose.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Greenhaven had racked up years of health violations, including from letting untrained workers administer medications, lacking enough employees to care for people with dementia, and neglecting a resident who smeared feces over his body, bed, floor, and bathroom, the notice said.
    Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The Chicago Heights resident did take more than a year off from a nursing program at Rasmussen University to get the migraines under control and was already dealing with a thyroid problem.
    Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • She was charged with disorderly intoxication, battery on an officer/firefighter/EMT, resisting arrest with violence and threatening a public servant, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Then, the patient takes a swing with the bed rail at EMT Rob Madsen, who was waiting to transfer a patient.
    Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • John Morrow, firefighter/paramedic with the Kansas City Fire Department, earned over $200,000 in overtime last year, while 17 of his KCFD counterparts earned more than $100,000 in overtime each.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The Lebanese Red Cross said that one of its ambulance teams was directly targeted by an Israeli drone over the weekend, killing one paramedic and wounding another.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • How much to rely on that bot – and when to let go – is a moral quandary for the grieving former combat surgeon who had her license revoked after a tragedy.
    Anika Reed, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • That explains the robed surgeons.
    Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026

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“Physical therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapist. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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