Nelson Semedo: Medical expert salutes Wolves after ‘brilliant’ training ground reveal
Wolves deserve credit for their “hybrid” approach to players like Nelson Semedo when it comes to the final phase of their injury rehab.
That is the view of injury expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in medicine and data analysis.
Semedo, 28, has not played since he suffered a hamstring injury in the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal on 24 February.
As quoted by club media last Wednesday (23 March), Bruno Lage revealed that the Portuguese right-back has now returned to “modified training”.
Wolves employ a system in which sidelined players on the cusp of a return combine elements of both physio work and first-team training.
Dinnery saluted the approach at Compton and explains that it gives the likes of Semedo the best chance of making a full recovery.
“The hybrid training is for the final phase of recovery,” he told Football Insider‘s Adam Williams.
“While a lot of clubs would sign off with the physio and then pass into group training, there is more an integrated approach with Wolves.
“You see the final-phase physio work done with the group in this slightly modified way.
“It’s a brilliant way of doing things, in my view. The success rates are higher and it ensures a more seamless transition into training and then to playing.
“It’s not just gym-based or pitch work. Your body gets used to patterns and movements better this way because you load your muscles the right way.“
Semedo has registered one goal and one assist in 26 outings this term.
His Wolves side, who are currently 8th in the Premier League, are in action against Aston Villa on Saturday (2 April).
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