PHYSIOTHERAPIST Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

physiotherapist

noun

Definition of physiotherapist

as in nurse

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Recent Examples of physiotherapist One of them, a 35 years-old physiotherapist, served in two different missions to the state between 2017 and 2024, before returning to Cuba at the end of his deployment. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for physiotherapist

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The high amount of overtime at the mental health department is related mainly to nurses working at Whiting and Connecticut Valley Hospital, both in Middletown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
You were born in Cleveland, your mother’s a nurse, and your dad’s a tattoo artist?

— Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

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Typically, balance testing is done by a physical therapist who’s trained in balance and vestibular therapy (start with your primary care doctor who can refer you, if necessary).

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
If your knee pain is new, severe, getting worse, or affecting your ability to walk and complete everyday activities, talk with a healthcare provider or physical therapist before starting a new routine.

— Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 18 Aug. 2026

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Municipal services were showcased, such as firefighter/paramedic expertise.

— Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Pasadena Fire Captain Matt Caffey, also a paramedic for 28 years, helped fight last year’s Eaton fire in Southern California and said the smoke exposure from burning neighborhoods brings on coughing, vomiting and brain fog.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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Black residents would represent 41% of the Central zone's population, and white residents would represent 49%.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
During his own censure item, Saunders apologized to his fellow city council members, city residents, county residents, and Kennell for his comments last month.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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