"Physical Terrorist, I mean Therapist..."

One truism in orthopedic surgery is that it doesn't matter how good a surgeon you are, if you don't have an excellent physical therapist backing you up. For the past six years, Moshe Roth has been making sure that the good work of the fine docs at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, International Center for Limb Lengthening, has been followed up with diligent, high quality physical therapy to insure the best possible outcomes for the patients. Moshe is a pediatric physical therapist. PT's sometimes get a bad rap from patients, who often refer to PT's as "Physical Terrorists" and "Pain and Torture" specialists. In fact, it is difficult work, made even more challenging when dealing with children who can't always understand the concept of "no pain, no gain.." Moshe manages to pull it off with aplomb, and the kids adore him, despite all he puts them through. Moshe has a huge fan club amongst the kids he treats. In Moshe’s own words, “The opportunity to join the Sinai mission to Haiti really serves a life goal for me. When I chose to enter the Physical Therapy profession, part of my decision was motivated by the opportunity to work with the under served and to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. Haiti is the first of what I hope will be other future medical missions.”