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This narrative review aimed to examine movement more broadly as a physiological regulator of synovial joint homeostasis, sensory calibration, and functional adaptation. Methods: A structured literature search was performed in PubMed\/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science from database inception to 1 February 2026. Experimental studies, observational studies, clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and selected narrative reviews addressing movement-responsive joint biology or pain regulation were considered. Evidence was synthesized across four interrelated domains: mechanical, fluidic, immune-metabolic, and sensory regulation. Results: The narrative synthesis indicates that the concept of the synovial joint as a dynamic mechano-fluidic organ in which cartilage, synovium, synovial fluid, capsule, subchondral bone, periarticular tissues, and sensory pathways interact continuously. Repeated physiological movement may promote synovial fluid exchange, lubrication, cartilage nutrition, hyaluronic acid and lubricin function, matrix turnover, anti-inflammatory signaling, proprioceptive control, and exercise-induced hypoalgesia. In contrast, inactivity and unloading may impair fluid dynamics, promote muscle inhibition, stiffness, inflammatory persistence, sensory deconditioning, and loss of function. Excessive or poorly distributed loading may also disrupt homeostasis through matrix injury, inflammation, fatigue, and nociceptive sensitization. These findings informed the proposed adaptive loading window, a hypothesis-generating conceptual framework rather than a clinically validated threshold, describing the dynamic range of movement within which joint function and pain regulation may be supported without sustained tissue or symptom aggravation. Conclusions: Movement should be viewed not only as a therapeutic intervention, but also as a continuous regulator of joint biology and perception. 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