The last time I was at ATI was awhile ago. When I was there, the therapists talked about moving to the space next door. Construction actually started when I was there and they told me about it being a bigger place. I found it a little difficult to picture and I wondered what their current space would look like. They told me that Mike Barwis was turning it into a yoga studio. I remember the new ATI opening and I saw video of the old ATI space. I often looked at the new double doors on the far side wall of Barwis and wondered what it looked like. I didn’t think I would end up there again and kept telling myself that I should go check it out.
Well, as my luck would have it… I was injured. My right knee. After an emergency room visit, two days off of work, a visit to Saturday urgent care and referral to sports medicine, I got in to see Dr. Frush. I sprained my MCL. I told him that it hurt and I thought I was just being a sissy at first but I knew something had to be wrong with my knee. I had had knee surgery on this knee before, I had broken my ankle, I bore a child (via C-section), and I had braces. Not to mention that I’ve had MS for almost 16 years; I was NO stranger to pain. He said it would be painful for 4-6 weeks to come. He was NOT lying! He prescribed a brace and physical therapy; so here I am back at ATI, the new ATI.
it is a lot bigger and there are more tables and a large space for people to do their work. Luba told me that there are 5 physical therapists now. It still smells like new paint. I dug it. I dug it even further when Luba started working on my knee. I hadn’t really realized how much my knee hurts until Luba rubbed it and made it feel so much better! I’m scheduled to come to ATI, 3 days a week until November 10th. I COMPLETELY need it! But I HAVE TO enter through the back door so I come in to ATI through Barwis… I still HAVE TO see the guys!