physiotherapist

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speech — therapy sits at #1,619leans written

Other forms: physiotherapists

A physiotherapist is a therapist who restores movement after injury. See a physiotherapist.

Most of the treatment is exercises done at home rather than anything in the room. A physiotherapist can now be seen without a doctor's referral in most of Britain.

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Definitions of physiotherapist

1nounphysiotherapistA therapist who restores movement after injury.B2
“The physiotherapist gave him four exercises and a year of work.”

physiotherapist is a person.

Where it comes from

Physio- from Greek physis, nature, plus therapist, from therapeia, healing.

From physio- + therapist or physiotherapy + -ist.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Jobs & Professions

Practise this word

physiotherapist in the wild

The term physical therapist or physiotherapist is used to represent the trained person providing physical therapy.
Physical therapy
Michael Gary Stevens is an English physiotherapist and retired footballer who played as a right-back.
Gary Stevens (footballer, born 1963)
Earl Mark Sean Stein is a South African-born English former professional footballer and physiotherapist.
Mark Stein (footballer)
Following his retirement, Stein became a sports physiotherapist and has held the role of first team physio at Barnet, Crawley Town and Rotherham United.
Mark Stein (footballer)
John James Haselden was an English professional footballer, manager and physiotherapist.
John Haselden

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