physiotherapy
/ˌfɪzɪə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi
/noun [mass noun] British
The treatment of disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise rather than by drugs or surgery. In the US called physical therapy.Recovery can be aided by speech therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and counselling....
- Video games have been used as a form of physiotherapy or occupational therapy in many different groups of people.
- A trial might need people, for example, to provide physiotherapy or cognitive behaviour therapy.
