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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
Like, ‘got to go to physical therapy’ kind of issues.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
After months of rigorous physical therapy, Cox was able to walk with assistance.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Tiem’s health insurance pays for basic physical therapy.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The [Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)] gives me physical therapy for those things.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
After months of rigorous physical therapy, Cox was able to walk with assistance.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026
Tiem’s health insurance pays for basic physical therapy.
—Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The [Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)] gives me physical therapy for those things.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for physical therapy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapy
Noun
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As a result, the central government took drastic steps in 2020 to rein in a freewheeling property sector that once accounted for 30% of the country’s economic activity.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Children are welcome at the aforementioned main pool, and the hotel’s version of a kids club, called Seedlings, offers cooking classes, ukulele lessons, and outdoor activities that focus on exploring the natural world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Cavina, who has a master's in veterinary physiotherapy and has studied veterinary osteopathy, has spent nearly his whole life around animals.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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In rehabilitation and physiotherapy, the suit could guide patients through safe movements at home without constant supervision.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 13,
New Atlas,
13 Apr. 2026
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There will always be an undertone of uneasiness, but Leetch has chosen to focus on the positives, particularly how Keenan’s demanding style led to the best conditioning of his career.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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This generates less heat and reduces strain on the charging system than staying inside with the air conditioning running.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Without a Combine invite, Montgomery had joined a workout at the University of Toledo to be evaluated by scouts.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
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In an interview with the website Public Parking, the writer Lucy Ives describes ad-libbing a writing exercise to kill an awkward classroom silence.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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This is an exercise in making a mess and having fun, and then cleaning it up and making meaning, and then doing that all again three times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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“Physical therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapy. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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