Clarification between OT and PT

occupational therapy
–noun
a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.
occupational therapy n. Abbr. OT The use of productive or creative activity in the treatment or rehabilitation of physically or emotionally disabled people. occupational therapist n.
occupational therapy
noun
therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
occupational therapyn. Abbr. OT
The use of productive or creative activity in the treatment or rehabilitation of physically or emotionally disabled people.
occupational therapist n.
physical therapy
–noun
1.
the treatment or management of physical disability, malfunction, or pain by exercise, massage, hydrotherapy, etc., without the use of medicines, surgery, or radiation.

2.
the health profession that provides such care.
[Origin: 1920–25 ]
—Related forms
physical therapist.
physical therapy n. Abbr. PT The treatment of physical dysfunction or injury by the use of therapeutic exercise and the application of modalities, intended to restore or facilitate normal function or development. Also called physiotherapy. physical therapist n.
physical therapyn. Abbr. PT
The treatment of physical dysfunction or injury by the use of therapeutic exercise and the application of modalities that are intended to restore or facilitate normal function or development. Also called physiatrics, physiotherapy.
physical therapist n.
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Main Entry: physical therapyFunction: noun: the treatment of disease by physical and mechanical means (as massage, regulated exercise, water, light, heat, and electricity) called also physiotherapy