as in activity
US, medical
the treatment of a disease or an injury of the muscles or joints with massage, strengthening movements, heat, etc.
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Another player survived a terrorist bombing in a Belgian train station and a balcony collapse at a hotel in South Korea that killed two people and nearly ended the career of Paris Olympian Kaleigh Gilchrist, leaving her facing long bouts of mental and physical therapy.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
The control group received conventional physical therapy for a similar amount of time.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2024
The advantages are akin to those observed in human physical therapy patients, including quicker recovery times after orthopedic surgery, faster return to activities following traumatic injury and improved function after neurological injury.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2024
Airway clearance methods and chest physical therapy can help keep your lungs clear.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
The control group received conventional physical therapy for a similar amount of time.
—Timmy Broderick, STAT, 24 July 2024
The advantages are akin to those observed in human physical therapy patients, including quicker recovery times after orthopedic surgery, faster return to activities following traumatic injury and improved function after neurological injury.
—Dasia Williams, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2024
Airway clearance methods and chest physical therapy can help keep your lungs clear.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Physical therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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