Leg Lengthening Podcast Episode 36 - Limb Lengthening LIVE Episode 2: Moshe Roth - Limb Lengthening Physical Therapist - LIVE Q&A
1:10 – Intro 2:45 – What’s the recovery like over the 5cm threshold 4:20 – Doing splits to improve flexibility 7:00 – Managing pain with physical therapy 10:00 – Increased soft tissue risk for quadrilateral lengthening split up 1yr apart 11:00 – Going through airport security with internal implant 12:00 – Stretching vs. strengthening during consolidation once fully healed 15:55 – How much flexibility potential is within patient’s control 17:45 – Are big OR streamlined muscles more ideal for LL process 20:55 – Which limb segment to lengthen first in a 1yr apart quadrilateral lengthening 22:25 – Optimal age for good outcome in LL physical therapy 24:30 – Lengthening 2x on same limb 26:20 – More pain over a certain length 28:45 – Unilateral lengthening to maintain and strengthen muscle 31:00 – Trendelenburg gait rehab 33:10 – How Achilles tightness affects tibia lengthening 35:35 – Sleeping and LL with tight muscles 38:50 – Does gender affect PT effectiveness 40:20 – How much PT is needed for optimal outcome 42:35 – Regaining pre-surgery abilities after LL 44:25 – Aggressive PT or surgery for equinus contracture 46:50 – Soft-Tissue Massage for LL Rehab 48:10 – IT Band release to reduce hip abductor tightness/contracture during LL – “wide-legs” 50:15 – Pre-Surgery workout exercises to help post-surgery flexibility 51:55 – Compression socks for tibia LL swelling 53:30 – Pain of PT vs. Pain of Lengthening 55:45 – Forearm lengthening rehab 58:00 – Getting back to running after quadrilateral lengthening 6 inches 1:03:10 – 4+4 or 8cm lengthening regarding soft tissue tightness Contact information for Moshe Roth for consultation: Email: mosherothpt@gmail.com