ChristyRuhescreamsasphysicaltherapistScottTennisflexesherlegtostretchthemusclesduringasessionatSinaiHospitalinBaltimore,Maryland.Bornwithachondroplasia,sherecentlyfinishedatwo-yearprocessthatbrokebothherbowedlegs,thenstretchedandstraightenedthemtoaddseveninchestoherheight.
魯伊在（美國）馬里蘭州西奈醫院，由物理治療師滕尼斯替她伸展腳部肌肉時，痛苦得尖叫起來。天生軟骨發育不健全的她，最近完成一個兩年的增高療程，先用手術把彎曲的雙腳弄斷，再將腿拉直，使她增高了七吋。