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Physiotherapy

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Physiotherapy

Ōamaru physiotherapist Mike Stewart works on rugby player Mark Robertson's knee in 2006. Physiotherapists help people to improve mobility and general movement through manipulation, exercise programmes and lifestyle advice.

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Allison Kirkman, Health practitioners – Allied health practitioners, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/28340/physiotherapy (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Allison Kirkman, published 29 March 2011, updated 28 April 2026.