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physical therapytreatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθerəpi/

Korean meaning: 물리치료, 약물이나 수술 대신 마사지, 열 치료, 운동 등의 물리적 방법으로 질병이나 부상을 치료하는 것

Korean pronunciation: **피**지컬 **세**러피

Example Sentences

  • The football player's physical therapy included running on a treadmill while juggling balls to improve coordination.
  • My grandmother says her physical therapy is more exhausting than her old aerobics classes.
  • Physical therapy helped him recover from his knee injury within six months.

physical therapy

NOUN

//ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθerəpi//

treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery

physical therapy concept
💡 Concept

treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery

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physical therapy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Physical therapy feels like telepathy when healing flows perfectly!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθerəpi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfɪzɪkəl ˈθerəpi/

🌳Etymology

Rootphys-
Suffix--therapy

Origin

physical은 그리스어 'physikos(자연의)'에서, therapy는 그리스어 'therapeia(치료)'에서 유래. 자연스러운 방법으로 몸을 치료한다는 의미

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🎵Rhyme

therapytelepathy
therapy
telepathy

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The football player's physical therapy included running on a treadmill while juggling balls to improve coordination.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother says her physical therapy is more exhausting than her old aerobics classes.

Physical therapy helped him recover from his knee injury within six months.

The doctor recommended physical therapy before considering surgery.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

physiotherapyrehabilitationPTtherapeutic exercise

Antonyms

surgerymedicationdrug treatment

Related

occupational therapymassage therapyexerciserecoveryrehabilitation