{"id":778970,"date":"2026-09-22T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778970\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:58:12","slug":"branthwaite-reveals-brain-study-helped-him-conquer-injuries-and-earn-england-call-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778970\/","title":{"rendered":"Branthwaite reveals brain study helped him conquer injuries and earn England call | England"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jarrad Branthwaite has credited a \u201ccomplex\u201d rehabilitation programme in Germany, which analysed links between his injuries and his brain and movement, with his return to the England<\/a> squad.<\/p>\n

The Everton defender\u2019s fine start to the season has been rewarded with a place in Thomas Tuchel\u2019s squad<\/a> for the Nations League fixtures against Spain, Czechia and Croatia. If selected, it will be Branthwaite\u2019s second appearance for the England senior side having been blighted by hamstring and groin problems in recent years.<\/p>\n

The centre-half has been ever-present in the Premier League after being restricted to 10 appearances last season by repeat hamstring issues. In the search for a solution to his injury problems, Everton<\/a> sent the 24-year-old to the MYOS sports and health clinic in Munich at the start of the summer. Branthwaite believes that was a turning point.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sat down with the club after the three or four times where I was picking up the injuries,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was to look at the wider picture, look at the holistic approach of the body essentially. I went over there for three or four weeks working with a team alongside the club, just to assess different things, and hopefully that has helped. There were a lot of different things looked at like movement patterns, the brain; it was quite complex, but fingers crossed it has worked.\u201d<\/p>\n

Branthwaite was carried off in tears after sustaining another hamstring injury in the Merseyside derby defeat by Liverpool in April. The setback ended his season and his prospects of making a late play for the World Cup squad, and Everton\u2019s form also plummeted in his absence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is probably the worst thing as a footballer not to be on the pitch and I think when it keeps happening it is mentally tough because you are sort of doubting your body and going on the pitch wary of what is going to happen. I think now I am in a position where I got managed throughout the pre-season, managed my load well and hopefully I can stay on the pitch this season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Branthwaite made his England debut as a substitute in a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2024<\/a>, and a recall was a target this season alongside a return to full fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI found out when I was having breakfast \u2013 it was a good start to the day,\u201d the Everton defender said of his call-up last week. \u201cIt is a proud moment. Over the last season or so it has been a target of mine. When I have been out and not on the pitch, I wanted to get back playing and give myself the best possible chance to be in and around the England squad after missing such a lot of time.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe season has started well individually and as a team. England\u2019s got unbelievable talent and players all over the pitch. I believe I am good enough to be in the England squad so hopefully I can show that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jarrad Branthwaite has credited a \u201ccomplex\u201d rehabilitation programme in Germany, which analysed links between his injuries and his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778971,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[59,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-778970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-gb","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}