Hi, I have very intense therapy 3 times a week, sometimes lasting about 3 hours. My therapist told me I should be doing exercises on my off days too but sometimes I feel so spent from my regular PT sessions that I just want to rest or at the most do some stretching. Any opinions on this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

I'd probably disagree with never stopping - muscles only get stronger by working them and then resting them.....constant stress on a muscle never lets it recover and grow. I think stretching is a good idea, but perhaps on your days when you feel really spent you could ramp down the intensity and just focus on range of motion work, or balance or something that isn't as demanding? I am not sure what they are suggesting you do so its hard to comment! But there is a need to listen to your body too and if you feel totally spent then it might be a sign to reduce your intensity on a couple of days. Are you able to access a pool for exercises - that can be less stressful on the joint but allow you to still do a decent session?