physical rehabilitation
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- noun
- /ˈfɪzɪkəl ˌriːhəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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rehabilitación física
- The clinic specializes in physical rehabilitation for athletes recovering from injuries.
- physical rehabilitation center
- physical rehabilitation program
Examples
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Nine patients (30%) were still undergoing various forms of physical rehabilitation.
Academic text (1992) -
At the St. Petersburg Scientific Research Institute of Prosthetics, the necessary facilities are provided for the physical rehabilitation of persons who sustained an amputation (i.e., swimming pool, gymnastic hall, and a hall equipped with exercise machines).
Academic text (1994) -
Each assigned social worker made an initial home visit within one to two weeks after the patient was discharged from the physical rehabilitation hospital.
Academic text (2006) -
The loss of one or more hands is, thus, a devastating experience requiring significant psychological support and physical rehabilitation.
Academic text (2014) -
The social worker must assess applicants' ability to cope with all aspects of the program and their willingness to undertake the demanding physical rehabilitation.
Academic text (1990) -
NCAA Division I football athletes (N=40) were given a vignette describing a college football player who was participating in a physical rehabilitation program for a recent ACL injury.
Academic text (2004) -
Thirty-three patients completing an inpatient physical rehabilitation program for CVA patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental or the control group upon discharge from the facility between September 2001 and June 2002.
Academic text (2006) -
After a severe car accident, she underwent physical rehabilitation to regain her strength and mobility.
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Following surgery, he participated in physical rehabilitation to improve his range of motion.
Synonyms
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Getting better after illness or injury
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A treatment that uses exercise and massage to help people move and reduce pain
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Help to make someone's body move and work again after injury or illness
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A period of rest when you slowly get healthier after illness or injury
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A planned course of treatment to help someone recover after illness, injury, or addiction
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A time of rest when someone slowly gets stronger after an illness or injury
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Treatment using exercise and massage to help people recover after injury or illness
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Treatment that helps people regain movement and daily skills after illness or injury
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To restore muscle strength and movement by exercise after injury
Care that helps someone regain movement and strength after an injury
Antonyms
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A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
How Effective
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'physical' (relating to the body) modifying 'rehabilitation' (therapeutic work to regain movement/strength), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to bodily therapy after illness or injury. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows standard adjective + noun modification, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Physical rehabilitation comes from a simple picture: physical means the body and rehabilitation means 'making someone able again'. So, it literally means helping a person's body work or move again after illness or injury, which is why we use it for the process of recovery.