well, I know it can be pretty hellish doing things like walking sometimes. my back and arm really hurt like hell this last hike. I'd say that especially afterwards I felt a huge improvement. the few days afterwards made me feel much much better. I mean, if you hike by yourself, you can take breaks and stuff. I just don't know how everyone else feels but for me, sitting around, atrophying, just doesnt sound like any sort of get better gameplan to me. And, its not even about that. "Fixing" oneself usually leads to making oneself worse. Its about just seeing past the pain occassionally, striving two steps ahead of it. THAT mentality I think is crucial to recovery. Staying up in my head, feeling down on myself makes my symptoms so much worse. I guess I'm saying theres a psychological burden I bare that only being active can get me out of.