therapy
Treatment to help someone get better from an illness, injury, or mental problem.
The treatment of physical or mental illness or injury through methods such as medication, exercise, or counseling.
Something you do to make yourself feel happier or less stressed.
An activity or process that helps improve mental or emotional health, often outside a medical setting.
- Base: therapy
- Plural: therapies, therapy
art therapy
1Healing through making art
Making art to help with feelings and mental health.
- Art therapy gave him a new way to express emotions.
- Children in the hospital enjoy art therapy sessions.
music therapy
1Healing through music activities
Using music to make people feel better in body or mind.
- Music therapy helped reduce her anxiety before surgery.
- They use music therapy with patients who have dementia.
speech therapy
1Treatment for speech problems
Help to make speaking and communication better.
- The child goes to speech therapy twice a week.
- Speech therapy improved his pronunciation and confidence.
occupational therapy
1therapy for daily living skills
A type of treatment that helps people learn or relearn everyday skills they need at home, at school, or at work.
- Occupational therapy taught him how to dress himself again.
- After the stroke, he started occupational therapy to improve his hand movements.
- She received occupational therapy to adapt to life after her stroke.
- Children with developmental delays often benefit from occupational therapy.
physical therapy
1Treatment using movement/exercise
A type of treatment that uses exercise and movement to help the body heal after injury or illness.
- She needed months of physical therapy after her surgery.
- Physical therapy helped him walk again.
physical therapy
2Treatment with physical exercises
Special exercises and care to help someone move better after an injury or illness.
- He started physical therapy two days after his operation.
- Physical therapy helped her walk again after the accident.