physio
- noun
- /ˈfɪziˌoʊ/
- UK
- No, I was just wondering if you wanted a team physio?
I went with my coach and my physio.
- I went with my coach and my physio.
- Now, when you do that, the physio doesn't tell you, OK, don't roll over that part again.
- I remember I look at myself, I say to the physio, I'm going to training.
- Your best bet is to go to a physio.
- And then there's this one tool that my physio gave me that I think is the coolest thing in the world, which is.
- I was just baggage and my physio got to the point where she was like, look, your legs, your ankles, everything, they're getting worse.
Examples
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We have trainers, physios, media people, equipment guys, players, and coaches.
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I train well, see physio, eat well.
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I was in the middle of a physio appointment when I was reading this.
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Going to one of my last physio appointments of the pregnancy.
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What are the United physios saying about this?
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Not to mention, at ten months postpartum, I was still getting the physio I needed so I could walk.
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Two more people joining us, Robert Kirkland, our physio.
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But surgery went well and obviously physio will be very important for his long-term prognosis.
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I was just baggage and my physio got to the point where she was like, look, your legs, your ankles, everything, they're getting worse.
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After my injury, I visited the physio who helped me regain my strength through various exercises.
Synonyms
A person who helps people regain movement and strength after injury using exercises and hands-on care
A person who helps people regain movement and strength using exercise and hands-on treatment
Surface Forms
Etymology
Physio is short for physiotherapist and comes from the Greek root physis meaning 'body', the same root as physical. So a physio is a person who treats the body to help someone move better and recover from injury.