Leg Lengthening Podcast Episode 36 - Limb Lengthening LIVE Episode 2: Moshe Roth - Limb Lengthening Physical Therapist - LIVE Q&A - a podcast by Victor Egonu

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

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