the treatment of disease, injury or weakness in the joints or muscles by exercises, massage and the use of light and heatI’m undergoing regular physiotherapy for a back problem.Wordfindercurechemotherapy,cure,disease,drug,injection,medication,osteopathy,palliative,physiotherapy,radiotherapyCollocationsInjuriesBeing injuredhave a fall/an injuryreceive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot woundhurt/injure your ankle/back/legdamage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skinpull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendonsprain/twist your ankle/wristbreak a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribsfracture/crack your skullbreak/chip/knock out/lose a toothburst/perforate your eardrumdislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulderbruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulderburn/scald yourself/your tonguebang/bump/hit/(informal)bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)Treating injuriestreat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab woundexamine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet woundrepair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilageamputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limbput on/(formal)apply/take off(especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandageneed/require/put in/(especially British English)have (out)/(North American English)get (out) stitchesput on/rub on/(formal)apply cream/ointment/lotionhave/receive/undergo(British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapyOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveintensive,regularverb + physiotherapy/physical therapyprovide,have,receive,…physiotherapy/physical-therapy + nounclinic,department,appointment,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Conventional medicine
