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- noun A
therapist who treatsphysical injury ordysfunction , usually withexercise .
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- noun therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder
Etymologies
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Examples
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FYI you have to get your doctor, physiotherapist, or chiropractor to sign one and a physical exam is required for some.
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Caveat: The guidance of a physiotherapist may have been a factor in the training group's higher performance, researchers said.
Losing Baby Fat Lowers Heart Risks Later Ann Lukits 2011
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Sammy Margo, a physiotherapist practising in north London, was talking to Leo Hickman
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In fact, you worked as a physiotherapist for 13 years before making the leap into romance writing, what propelled you to finally take the leap?
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Back in 1977 when Manchester United sacked Tommy Docherty for having an affair with the wife of the club physiotherapist, Clive James commented, "They say Docherty is not fit to run a football club, I'd say that's exactly what he's fit for."
Education needs a new gaffer – call Lord Fergie | Harry Pearson 2011
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If you wake up with a cricked neck, begin slowly, says Sammy Margo, a physiotherapist practising in north London: This means moving within your pain-free limits.
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He immediately called for a physiotherapist, who was then followed out on to the course by his own personal physio, Cornel Driessen.
Rory McIlroy's rollercoaster round at US PGA ends in wrist injury worry 2011
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He parted ways with his physiotherapist and physical trainer, too.
Tsonga Rallies to Stun Federer at Wimbledon Tom Perrotta 2011
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Betsan Corkhill, formerly a physiotherapist, has been studying the physical and psychological benefits of knitting for years.
A Stitch Before Dying Anne Canadeo 2011
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A physiotherapist in a previous life, she now adores writing, raising her two little heroes, sharing fine food with family and friends, and her favorite, curling up with a good book!
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