physiotherapy
nounUK /ˌfɪz.i.əʊˈθer.ə.pi/
US /ˌfɪz.i.oʊˈθer.ə.pi/
Physiotherapy is special exercise and treatment that helps your body get strong and move well again after it is hurt.
After he broke his leg, Tom went to physiotherapy to learn how to walk again.
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2. Treatment using physical methods like exercise, massage, and heat rather than medicine.
The clinic offers physiotherapy for people with back pain.
3. A course or session of such treatment.
She has physiotherapy twice a week at the hospital.
4. The profession or practice of treating movement problems.
He studied physiotherapy at university.