Author

Lucia Ortiz

Lucia Ortiz, PTA, CEEAA, is a health writer at Biology Insights covering joint health and mobility. She worked for a home health agency adapting therapeutic exercises inside patients’ homes, and she still takes occasional per-diem home care shifts. Ortiz holds an associate degree in physical therapist assisting and frequently cheers at youth track meets on weekends.

How to Wear Heels with Bad Knees Without Pain Bones & Muscles
Why Do My Legs Look Crooked? Causes and Treatments Bones & Muscles
Why Can’t I Lift My Leg Straight Up?Bones & Muscles
Why Is My Left Leg Weaker Than My Right?Bones & Muscles
My Leg Is Sore: Causes, Warning Signs, and Relief Bones & Muscles
Can a Tight Calf Muscle Cause Knee Pain?Bones & Muscles
How to Know If Your Growth Plates Are Open Bones & Muscles
Why Do I Have Knee Pain When Climbing Stairs and Squatting?Bones & Muscles
Why I Can Hardly Walk When I Get Up From Sitting Bones & Muscles
Pain in Right Leg When Driving: Causes and What to Do Bones & Muscles
Is Swimming Good for Bursitis? Benefits & Safe Practices Bones & Muscles
Why Can’t I Bend My Knee All the Way Back?Bones & Muscles
Is the Elliptical Good for Hip Pain?Bones & Muscles
Do Bad Knees Cause Leg Pain? The Connection Explained Bones & Muscles
Are Deep Knee Bends Bad for Your Knees?Bones & Muscles
Why Can’t I Bend Over? Causes of Limited Flexibility Bones & Muscles
Should You Wear Knee Compression to Bed?Bones & Muscles
Why Do My Legs Hurt When I Sit? Causes and Solutions Bones & Muscles
Why Your Knee Hurts When Going Downhill Bones & Muscles
How to Dissolve Bone Spurs in the Hip: What to Know Bones & Muscles
Why Is It Hard to Lift My Leg? Possible Medical Causes Bones & Muscles
Knee Pain When Standing Up From a Squat: Causes and Relief Bones & Muscles
Why Does It Hurt When I Get Up From Sitting?Bones & Muscles
Is a Hot Tub Good for a Knee Injury?Bones & Muscles
Knee Pain When Sitting in Car: Causes and Relief Bones & Muscles
Does Walking Make Osteoarthritis Worse?Bones & Muscles
Why Does My Hip Feel Like It’s Pinching?Bones & Muscles
How to Keep Your Tendons Healthy for the Long Term Bones & Muscles
Can You Die From Lipedema? The Risks Explained Bones & Muscles
Why Is My Right Hip Hurting? Causes and Relief Bones & Muscles