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the treatment of a disease or an injury of the muscles or joints with massage, strengthening movements, heat, etc.
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Recent Examples of physical therapy
At a physical therapy evaluation in October, the doctor said Nakari was at the developmental stage of a 6-month-old baby.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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Percussive massage can help warm up muscles, break up knots, and be an invaluable part of a physical therapy or recovery routine.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
Kurtz came back for his sophomore season, and the only ill effect was sitting out a handful of games and going to physical therapy due to an inflamed muscle related to the injury.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
How to deal: Pelvic floor physical therapy—which consists of exercises like Kegels and squats—can help improve pelvic floor muscle strength, power, and relaxation.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Nov. 2024
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On sale now
Percussive massage can help warm up muscles, break up knots, and be an invaluable part of a physical therapy or recovery routine.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2024
Kurtz came back for his sophomore season, and the only ill effect was sitting out a handful of games and going to physical therapy due to an inflamed muscle related to the injury.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2024
How to deal: Pelvic floor physical therapy—which consists of exercises like Kegels and squats—can help improve pelvic floor muscle strength, power, and relaxation.
—Ashley Abramson, SELF, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for physical therapy
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Most grantmaking activities, the department said in a contingency plan last year, would be paused.Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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So far, these viral flashing light phenomena have not been tied to drone activity and could simply have been posted originally to troll people concerned about the drones.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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For Mangione, the condition seems to have prevented him from surfing and disrupted his romantic life, leaving him unable to be physically intimate, according to Martin Many people with spondylolisthesis treat their back pain with painkillers, steroid injections and physiotherapy.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Players begin the day with breakfast at 7am, followed by an optional session with the physiotherapy staff.Elias Burke, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Flatt had the team staying in dorms without air conditioning.Paul Skrbina, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Having progressed from bottle washing and being a general dogsbody to a youth strength and conditioning coach, Bunce served as Southampton’s head of athletic development between 2011 and 2014, working closely with youngsters such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Luke Shaw.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Here are some of them, along with specific book recommendations for each: Cognitive Stimulation and Neural Plasticity Reading challenging literature is a mental workout for the brain, creating new synapses and strengthening existing connections.Harrison Monarth, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Mental fatigue can make rest more appealing than a workout.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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The Superman is a bodyweight exercise that really fires up your posterior chain—a.k.a.Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Dec. 2024
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These movies, which are being churned out at a dizzying clip, are mostly exercises in risk aversion.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Physical therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physical%20therapy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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