Exactly this. People with actual disabilities and/or injuries aren't told to just do absolutely nothing. They are taught how to exercise specific areas/joints/whatever in a safe manner that won't cause injury. When I knew my grandmother was about to undergo knee replacement surgery I started asking all of our customers who I knew had knee replacements a lot of questions about what the recovery was like because I knew she was scared about it.  My husband was in physical therapy (for a non knee related injury) at the time all of this was going on and so he started questioning his physical therapist about it who recommended we buy my grandmother .... a piece of inexpensive low impact workout equipment (stationary pedaling thing - I can't remember the actual name for it) that would aid in her recovery process. WTF do these fats think that physical therapists get paid to do exactly? Do they think there is nothing physical involved, no exercises?