Pattern · Structural / Cartilage
Your pattern: Structural / Cartilage
Your answers suggest the dominant factor is mechanical: cartilage wear, prior injury, or load distribution. Pain is worse with activity and concentrated in specific joints.
01 · Framework
What's happening
Cartilage has limited regenerative capacity. When load exceeds adaptation — through repetitive strain, body weight, or muscle imbalance — symptomatic wear develops.
02 · Framework
What the research suggests
Strength training around affected joints is the single most-validated intervention. Collagen peptides show promise in trials when combined with loaded exercise.
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