physical therapist

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Recent Examples of physical therapist Experts recommend getting proper assessment by a healthcare provider, physical therapist, or somatic therapist to find the most effective treatment. Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026 One of the plaintiffs, Samantha Todd, a physical therapist, worries about her kids being exposed to severe illness at day care. Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026 Brian Frost is a practicing physical therapist and senior clinic manager in West Palm Beach. Brian Frost, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026 Thinking on her feet, Ashley says Austin is also a physical therapist. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for physical therapist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapist
Noun
  • Additional charges filed against Frank Blessing, 58, of Simi Valley include assault against a police officer, vandalism over $400, and battery against a nurse or doctor, according to the Ventura County district attorney’s office.
    Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • The nurses refused to increase her morphine.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Daisy Ridley stars as a physiotherapist who travels to a remote Australian town after a mysterious explosion raises the walking dead.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • Going up in the chairlift with Shiffrin for the race, Regan Dewhirst, her physiotherapist, noticed that Shiffrin was showing signs of nerves.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Doctor on the Edge stars Lee Jae-wook as a plastic surgeon who avoids his mandatory military service by signing up to be a public health doctor for one year.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
  • Along the way, her husband, plastic surgeon Mike Chiodo, has stood by her side, even going as far as to take over operations for her fashion brand The Bar.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • As of May 19, nine California residents have been infected, six of them children, according to the California Department of Public Health.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • These major crimes generally affect residents, according to experts, but that doesn’t mean visitors won’t face risks.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Today, Price is an emergency medical technician (EMT), a female Eagle Scout, and is currently finishing nursing school.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026
  • State and local police alongside fire departments, EMT, state officials, veterans, and residents from all over took up the call, gathering at the memorial where there was no eulogy.
    Paul Burton, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Eatherly asks a paramedic tending to his wounds.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
  • Oh, and who could forget how the monstrosity known as Doomsday is turned into a Jekyll and Hyde paramedic named Davis Bloome (Sam Witwer), while Zod (Callum Blue) borrows a page out of Captain Howdy's playbook by possessing Lex's body.
    Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • The surgery is minor and involves a surgeon cutting and sealing the tubes that carry sperm, the clinic adds.
    Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 29 May 2026
  • An American surgeon who caught Ebola while treating patients in the Ituri province was evacuated to Germany for treatment.
    Jane Weaver, NBC news, 29 May 2026

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“Physical therapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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