physiotherapy

Definition of physiotherapy in English English dictionary: therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage and exercise; {i} treatment and healing through physical methods (such as exercise, massage, etc.); This involves mobilizing the neck and upper back, which are usually stiff in cases of RSI, together with 'neural stretches' to lengthen contracted nerves, which appear to cause pain in some forms of RSI; therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities; An approach to preventing and to facilitating recovery from stress or trauma through the adoption of carefully planned physical exercises; Another term for physical therapy; Special exercises to improve or relieve physical problems; Physiotherapy is medical treatment for problems of the joints, muscles, or nerves, which involves doing exercises or having part of your body massaged or warmed. He'll need intensive physiotherapy. a treatment that uses special exercises, rubbing, heat etc to treat medical conditions and problems with muscles American Equivalent: physical therapy; physio
physiotherapy institute: institute that uses physical means (massage, exercises, etc.) to treat physical defects and diseases
physiotherapist: a therapist who treats physical injury or dysfunction, usually with exercise
physiotherapist: A physiotherapist is a person who treats people using physiotherapy. someone whose job is to give physiotherapy American Equivalent: physical therapist
physiotherapist: {i} physical therapist, one who heals the body through physical methods (such as exercise, massage, etc.)