During the homecoming parade to the football game on October sixth, I felt this horrific sharpening pain in my left knee.  I thought maybe it was just strained from when my knee locked and then popped back out during the march down, but I didn't know how bad it actually was and that I'd have to endure so many struggles with physical therapy.
I had my knee checked with R. Scott Cook, D.O. of the Commonwealth Orthopedic Associates.  He had diagnosed that my patella (kneecap) had been moved out of place when my leg had locked and popped back out, but not necessarily dislocated.  Part of my prescription was to go to physical therapy three times a week, and then check back in about a month's time.
The first day of therapy was the evaluation session with Joseph Stoudt.  He asked me the basic questions; "When did this occur," "Where do you feel the most pain," "On a scale of one to ten, rate your pain," etc.
Following the evaluation, Stoudt explained to me some simple stretches and exercise, and had me test them out.  Some of the stretches included leg raises, hamstring stretch, and quadriceps sets.
When I first heard that I had to go to therapy, I thought that it was going to be pointless and boring.  My second day in therapy, I worked with Sally Bauman.  I was actually a bit nervous, but things turned out differently.  Bauman was really nice and she took the time to get to know me, rather than just do what it was that Stoudt had put on my sheet to do.
It has been almost 2 months since my first therapy treatment, but I have already finished.  My opinions on therapy now are that it's great in order to get well again, and though it takes away time from other activities, it's a lot of fun when you get to know the therapists.