as in activity
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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
Annual training costs in sports like skiing and skating can run as high as five or even six figures once flights to competitions, equipment, ice time, coaching, physical therapy, and insurance are factored in.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Hinge Health — The physical therapy platform rose nearly 9% in after-hours trading after the company posted better-than-expected guidance.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
But after changing his diet, beginning physical therapy and increasing his exercise didn’t seem to slow the disease’s progression or increase his strength, Friedman received the diagnosis.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
And like athletes in most sports, skaters have gotten a boost from advances in nutrition science, strength and conditioning practices, physical therapy, and injury prevention.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Hinge Health — The physical therapy platform rose nearly 9% in after-hours trading after the company posted better-than-expected guidance.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
But after changing his diet, beginning physical therapy and increasing his exercise didn’t seem to slow the disease’s progression or increase his strength, Friedman received the diagnosis.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
And like athletes in most sports, skaters have gotten a boost from advances in nutrition science, strength and conditioning practices, physical therapy, and injury prevention.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapy
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However, because the 2028 Summer Olympics activities are being planned near the beach, the awards were moved to Hollywood's Palladium for the first time in 32 years.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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Boston City Hall helped kick off Lunar New Year celebrations Sunday with dragon and lion dances, music and more, a celebration the city will continue with a number of events and activities to ring in the Year of the Horse over the coming weeks.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Edward now receives physiotherapy up to five times a week after the family moved to London, per the outlet.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
31 Dec. 2025
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Others may find alternative treatments, like physiotherapy (physical therapy) to be helpful.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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What Might Actually Help Elite athletes train for everything — physical conditioning, technical precision, nutrition, recovery, visualization, general mental skills.—
Amy Cuddy,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ngo was promoted this year after serving as the assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2023-24.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The concierge team can assist guests in arranging appointments at Cure Spa (five-minute drive away), as well as personal training sessions, daily gym passes, or group workout classes at Advantage Personal Training (an eight-minute drive away).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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Before position players officially take the field on Monday in Mesa, Arizona, the White Sox held their first full-squad workout.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Fort Stewart exercise represents an early step in that process.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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On tour, Weir’s exercise gear, including resistance ropes, took up so much space in the bus that others on the tour had to stash their luggage in their own bunks.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Physical therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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