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Dr. Thomas caught up with Bill in the hallway. "Hey Bill. If you're not too busy, do you think you could give my patient a quick PT consult?"
Bill was the only physical therapist who worked at the medical practice. He looked down on his clipboard to see if he had any patients to see next.
"Actually, I don't have to see another patient until an hour from now." Bill replied. "It looks like three of my patients cancelled on me. Yes, I can take the case."
"Thanks, Bill." Dr. Thomas said, handing the patient's chart to Bill. "The patient is a 21 year old male with a hamstring pull. I just need you to show him some stretches he can do to loosen his hamstring. He's in exam room 8."
"I'm on it Doc." Bill said, as he made his way to the exam room.
He was relieved to have a male patient this time because most of his patients were elderly and middle aged women who constantly flirted with him. And he was even hit on by female co-workers too! Bill was a large muscular black man with a shaved head and a thick beard.
Once he arrived at the exam room, he knocked on the door. "May I come in?"
"Sure," a male voice shouted. Bill entered the room and closed the door behind him. The patient was sitting on the exam table; he was a young white male with short dark hair. The patient had a lean muscular build. He looked like he could have been a swimmer or a runner.
"Hi, I'm Bill, your physical therapist," he said, extending his hand to the patient. The patient shook Bill's hand.
"How are you feeling today?" Bill asked.
"Dr. Thomas told me, I pulled my hamstring. It hurts, but not as bad as yesterday."
"Okay." Bill took a minute to glance at the patient's chart. "You're name is Jake Schaffer, right?"
"Yes."
"I see here that you are a wrestler."
"Yeah, I'm on the wrestling team at my college."
"How much do you weigh?"
"About 145 lbs."
Bill jotted down some notes in Jake's chart.
"Jake, I'm going to need you take off your pants, so I can examine your hamstring. But, you can leave on your undergarments."
"That's fine."
Bill drew the curtain in the exam room, so Jake could maintain his privacy while getting undressed. "Let me know when you're finished." Bill requested.
Seconds later, Jake called out, "I'm done."
The physical therapist opened the curtain to see that Jake was completely naked from the waist down.
"You didn't have to remove your undergarments sir." Bill said. As a medical provider he was used to patients misunderstanding his words or just not following directions.
"I wasn't wearing any underwear." Jake responded.
Bill decided that he had to be professional and examine the patient anyway.
"That's fine." Bill said. "I need you lay on your stomach."
The patient turned over on his belly.
"I'm going to touch you and you tell me if it hurts, okay?"
Bill first touched Jake's glutes. "Does this hurt?"
"No."
He moved on to the back of Jakes right thigh. "Does that hurt?"
"No, the pain is in my left thigh."