Physiotherapy is a kind of treatment that uses movement, planned exercise, hands-on work, heat, ice, and similar methods to help the body, especially muscles, joints, and the way a person walks or reaches. Doctors often send someone for physiotherapy after a broken bone, a stroke, back pain, or surgery.

PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapy is a kind of treatment是一種治療方式 that uses movement, planned exercise, hands-on work, heat, ice, and similar methods用活動、有計畫的運動、徒手治療、熱敷、冰敷等方法 to help the body來幫助身體， especially muscles, joints, and the way a person walks or reaches特別是肌肉、關節，還有一個人走路或伸手的方式。 after a broken bone, a stroke, back pain, or surgery在骨折、中風、背痛或手術之後， doctors often send someone for physiotherapy醫生常常會轉介病人去做physiotherapy。

It is the same idea as physical therapy, which is the usual name in American English; physiotherapy is the usual name in British English and in many hospitals elsewhere. People also say physio for short.

It is the same idea as physical therapy這跟physical therapy是同一個概念， which is the usual name in American English那是美式英文裡常用的說法； physiotherapy is the usual name in British English and in many hospitals elsewherephysiotherapy則是英式英文和其他許多醫院常用的說法。 People also say physio for short有些人也簡稱它physio。

It is practical medical language, not a poetic word. It is not treatment with physics, and it is not psychotherapy (talking about feelings).

It is practical medical language這是實用的醫學用語， not a poetic word不是詩意的字。 It is not treatment with physics它不是用physics（物理）來治療， and it is not psychotherapy (talking about feelings)也不是psychotherapy（談論感受的心理治療）。