I've been working on improving my movement, and mobility, for 3 1/2 years now, and I'm still not doing any strengthening exercises. I don't do anything that is repetitive or compressive. I think that trying to strengthen things when you're in pain, is a big mistake that people make. I know I've made that mistake myself, in the past.

In my experience over the last 3 1/2 years, better movement, and less pain, seem to go hand in hand. As my mobility increases, my pain levels have decreased. I'm not pain-free yet, and may never be, but I'm feeling a little bit better all the time. It's a very slow, gradual process. I'm 51 years old, and have been in pain since I was 18, so reversing this takes years, not days or months. Also, when I first started this, my pain levels got a lot worse, before they started getting better. The first year, or so, was pretty rough.