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Rain lashed against the clinic window as Mr. Peterson winced during his fourth post-op assessment. "It's like a knife twisting when I pivot," he gasped, gripping his reconstructed knee. My palms grew clammy reviewing his MRI scans - textbook diagrams suddenly felt like cave paintings compared to the intricate dance of tendons and ligaments failing before my eyes. That's when I remembered the anatomy app collecting digital dust on my tablet.

Rain lashed against my bedroom window that Tuesday, matching the storm inside my skull. I'd just collapsed after another "recovery" run that felt like wading through wet cement. My Garmin screamed "Productive!" while my Apple Health sleep analysis chirped "Adequate!" Yet my legs throbbed with that familiar leaden ache – the same warning sign that sidelined me for six weeks last spring. That's when I finally tapped the crimson icon I'd been avoiding for months: Fair Play AMS. Not another hollow t

The dull ache in my joints became my constant companion after that hiking mishap last spring, a cruel reminder every time I faced a flight of stairs or even stood up from my office chair. My usual gym routine? Abandoned. Those cheerful fitness influencers on social media felt like taunts from another dimension – all effortless squats and glowing sweat while I winced bending down to tie my shoes. Desperation led me to download another app, half-expecting the same soulless grid of generic workouts