Today I went to the Raleigh location of Response Physical Therapy where they rent out office space work alongside chiropractors and trainers. One of the trainers offered to stretch my quads and shoulders out, and while at first my muscles were tight and I experienced some pain, after he finished stretching me out I felt more pain free and flexible than ever. Not only did I get to experince working with different patients, but I got a feel for what it’s like to work alongside other professionals in an office setting. It was a very positive atmosphere where all the employees felt comfortable with each other and they joked around, it was all smiles. I also really enjoyed learning and being able to differentiate between a healthy muscle and a weak muscle. Typically someone with a foot or ankle injury who’s been in a boot or a cast, you can see the muscle atrophy in there calf. Or someone with a shoulder/back muscle injury, when lifting weights or doing exercises to help the muscle, one back muscles appears to be higher than the other because it is over compensating for the injury.