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# physiotherapist

«physiotherapist» in Mova's school dictionary: **a health worker who helps people move better and get…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a physiotherapist, physiotherapists)

### meaning for a pupil

A physiotherapist is a health worker who helps people move better and get stronger after an injury, illness or operation, using exercises, massage and stretches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and sport, a physiotherapist (often «physio») helps a footballer back from injury or a grandparent walk after a hip operation. In stories it shows someone is recovering. Phrases: see a physiotherapist, the team physio.

### examples

- The physiotherapist gave me exercises for my knee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x1)
- After the accident, Dad saw a physiotherapist every week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x2)
- The football team's physio ran onto the pitch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x3)
- Our physiotherapist showed Nan how to use a walking frame. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x4)
- A physiotherapist helps you get stronger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x5)
- I do my stretches every night, like the physiotherapist said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/#x6)

### note

Countable; «a physiotherapist». Often shortened to «physio» in the UK, Ireland, Australia and NZ; in the USA and Canada it is usually «physical therapist». Spelling: physio + therapist.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «physiotherapist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/physiotherapist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.