How to Use physical therapy in a Sentence

physical therapy

noun
  • Like, ‘got to go to physical therapy’ kind of issues.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 May 2026
  • The babies will be born when Link is still in physical therapy and things like that.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
  • He's tried pilates and hours of physical therapy, but nothing has worked.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This is how physical therapy ends.
    — Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tomorrow he will be fitted with a brace and work with physical therapy.
    — Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • As the weeks passed, Martinez began physical therapy and went back to work.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And physical therapy or acupuncture may work for some patients but not others.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And so basketball season — all two games of it — gave way to physical therapy season, all two months of it.
    — Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Each drafting day started with movement—a swim, a walk, physical therapy.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • His son has also undergone surgery and goes to physical therapy every two weeks.
    — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Now, after months of physical therapy at his Nashville home?
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the world of personal injuries, healing isn’t just about surgery and physical therapy.
    — Mark Berookim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Medicaid pays for the nurse, as well as other services like physical therapy.
    — Calmatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
  • For physical therapy, at the beginning a lot of it was working on range-of-motion kind of stuff, getting that back.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Tommy hiring an exotic dancer to teach his dad how to do physical therapy is…creative?
    — William Earl, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
  • But Elisburg remains in a wheelchair and still has physical therapy sessions to go through four to six days per week.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • His hospital stay was followed by months of physical therapy.
    — Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Moving forward, Spencer needed speech and physical therapy to relearn how to walk and talk.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Rest and physical therapy may be sufficient for people with minor injuries or those who don’t engage in sports.
    — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He’s been grinding through physical therapy.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026
  • But just as hitting the gym differs from receiving physical therapy, playing a game on your phone isn’t the same thing as training your brain.
    — Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The sheriff says Leo, as he is known, still has a long road to recovery and will continue physical therapy to heal all his limbs.
    — Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Martinez thought that explained it and assumed Penelope may need a brace or physical therapy in the future.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • On show days, Swift would watch Kelce's games from backstage, cheering while going through physical therapy.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Halvorson, who has been with the department for three years, has faced multiple surgeries months of physical therapy.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Now, Vasquez’s living room has been transformed to look like Jesse’s physical therapy office.
    — Ciara McCarthy 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • In physical therapy, she is mostly focused on her legs and is looking forward to getting full prosthetics.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • The high school graduate plans to focus on his rehabilitation and physical therapy and hopes to be able to walk with the aid of a cane one day.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • The catcher is currently doing physical therapy for his shoulder and is working out.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There is no cure for ALS, but progress can be slowed with medication and physical therapy.
    — David Matthews, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026

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