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My first exposure to physical therapy was as a child, watching a PT work with my older sister at Children’s Hospital. I thought it looked like fun to do exercises with people. That intrigued lasted, which eventually led me to pursue my Physical Therapy degree at Simmons College.

I chose to go into Physical Therapy because I have always been a physically active individual and I have always been interested in understanding how the body works. As someone who would get injured fairly often when I was younger, I always found it difficult because it would limit me from participating in the sports that I enjoyed. I did not quite have the solutions to my problems back then, but those setbacks always sparked my interest and made me curious as to what I could be doing to get better. Physical Therapy seemed like a great way to mesh my interests in physical activity, understanding of the way the body works, and finding solutions to problems.

Hi! My name is Chris Birotte. I am honored and excited for the opportunity to be a part of the Orthopaedics Plus team. Since middle school, I have been a competitive cross country and track and field athlete. I enjoyed the mental and physical battle of running longer distance races and continued to run in high school and in college at Franklin Pierce University.

Hey everyone! My name is Alex, and I believe that exceptional patient care begins with a strong relationship between therapist and patient. I hope in reading my bio you can understand a bit more about me, where I come from, and why I do what I do.

I am one of the founding members of Orthopaedics Plus, established in 1986 in Winchester, MA. That makes me, well, old. What never gets old is my passion for helping people overcome their physical abilities and challenges. So I came back to help.

My journey to becoming a Physical Therapist started with an outstanding guidance counselor at Malden High School who suggested that I combine my interests in athletics and the human body and look in to becoming a Physical Therapist. That advice led me to majoring in Physical Therapy at Boston University.

I have always enjoyed playing sports and leading an active lifestyle, so when I was choosing my career path, physical therapy was a logical option. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts- Lowell in 1984, I chose to work in various health care settings like rehabilitation, hospital inpatient, home care and outpatient orthopedics to find my niche. I eventually found my passion in the outpatient setting.

I always knew that I wanted to work in healthcare and found out about physical therapy when I was in high school. I was just so interested in the idea of using exercise to heal the body. In PT school I went from being interested in amputees and prosthetics to orthopedics and manual therapy.