{"id":11156,"date":"2026-06-27T12:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/englands-nat-sciver-brunt-uses-rare-therapy-for-injury-recovery-ahead-of-t20-semi-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T05:15:37","slug":"englands-nat-sciver-brunt-uses-rare-therapy-for-injury-recovery-ahead-of-t20-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/englands-nat-sciver-brunt-uses-rare-therapy-for-injury-recovery-ahead-of-t20-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"England&#8217;s Nat Sciver-Brunt Uses Rare Therapy for Injury Recovery Ahead of T20 Semi-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England&#039;s captain <a href=\"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/tag\/nat-sciver-brunt\/\" data-ailt=\"1\">Nat Sciver-Brunt<\/a> is racing against time to recover from a calf injury ahead of the T20 World Cup semi-finals next week. The 33-year-old player retired during England&#039;s second match of the tournament and is currently undergoing rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Sciver-Brunt has been utilizing various recovery methods, including ice, compression, physiotherapy, and oxygen therapy. Additionally, she is undergoing <a href=\"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/tag\/magnetic-resonance-therapy\/\" data-ailt=\"1\">Magnetic Resonance Therapy<\/a>, a treatment not previously used by the England women&#039;s cricket team. This therapy employs electromagnetic energy to promote cell healing and is typically used for conditions like arthritis.<\/p>\n<p>Sciver-Brunt has been using the machine twice daily at home and at the team hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Her wife, Katherine, a former England teammate, noted that Sciver-Brunt has been focused on her recovery, stating, &quot;I\u2019ve not seen much of her to be honest because she\u2019s been off doing everything possible.&quot; Nick Worth, a sports physiotherapist with 30 years of experience, explained that while evidence for the therapy&#039;s effectiveness is limited,<\/p>\n<p>it is considered a safe option that can promote natural healing without medication.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized the importance of allowing time for the muscle to repair properly.<\/p>\n<p>Sciver-Brunt first injured her calf on April 29, suffering a minor tear while playing in domestic cricket. She missed subsequent series against New Zealand and India but returned for warm-up matches. However, she reported tightness during a match against Ireland and has not played since.<\/p>\n<p>England&#039;s semi-final match is scheduled for either Tuesday or Thursday next week, depending on other results.<\/p>\n<p>Worth acknowledged the challenges of calf injuries in cricket, highlighting the need for a careful balance in rehabilitation. He noted that calf injuries are common among cricketers, particularly due to the unique demands of the sport, such as sprinting from a standing start and the mechanics of bowling.<\/p>\n<p>The recovery process requires a delicate approach to ensure that the muscle is adequately strengthened without risking further injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nat Sciver-Brunt is undergoing Magnetic Resonance Therapy to recover from a calf injury ahead of the T20 World Cup semi-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[634,632,633,630,635,631],"class_list":["post-11156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-calf-injury","tag-england-cricket","tag-magnetic-resonance-therapy","tag-nat-sciver-brunt","tag-rehabilitation","tag-t20-world-cup"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11159,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11156\/revisions\/11159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heibola.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}