Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-172.250.98.20-20131022021621/@comment-1173941-20140201211838

98.233.142.107 wrote: There's another thing.

How would he be able to WALK after being in a coma for two years, his body completely emaciated? In fact, how would he completely recover from that after two months? We can assume they used some kind of medication to keep the SAO player's bodies from COMPLETELY atrophying. This isn't too unlikely, given free-health care and all.

Of course, being able to stand up and walk just fine is a bit of a stretch.