Today was my first day interning at Breakthrough Physical Therapy under Mr. Kenneth Biggs. Breakthrough PT has multiple locations: Raleigh, Apex, and Cary (the one I am at). It has its own building located at the intersection of High House and Cary Parkway. I began at 8:30 AM and was given a tour of the entire facility, which I was fairly familiar with considering I had previously been a patient here. The facilities include a pediatric space, gym, pool, multiple offices, and the general physical therapy room. I then met the team of 6 therapists/trainers as well as the administrators. I was able to observe multiple different patients who received treatment. Their injuries were wide-ranging, and all over the body–it is clear that these physical therapists are very knowledgeable about all parts of the body. Kenny’s first patient came in at 9:30 with knee pain and back spasms, which he treated through dry needling and massage, which resulted in an overall improvement in her flexibility and pain levels. Next, he treated patients with injuries in their ankle, knee cap, feet, shin, calf, back, and hips. After a lunch break I was able to observe the work of Melissa (my former PT) and she treated patients with injuries in the rotator cuff, feet, and back. At the end of the day, I was able to observe her working with a patient in the pool, which was very interesting and different from the rest of the treatment that goes on at Breakthrough. For some of their clients, the regular activity and exercise they do on land is too intense or harsh on the muscles of people with a certain degree of injury or sensitivity. Therefore, they are given the opportunity to do some of their exercises in the pool which has more resistance, but less exertion and impact on the muscles.