English player Tom Adeyemi during a session at Aspetar.
Doha: Three Ipswich Town FC midfielders, English nationals Tom Adeyemi and Andre Dozzell, along with their Welsh team-mate Emyr Huws, who’ve all been absent due to injury for lengthy periods during the recently concluded English football season, have taken part in a rehabilitation programme at Aspetar, Qatar’s world-renowned orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital.
Adeyemi has been ruled out since last October due to a hamstring injury, and has worked during his rehabilitation with some of Aspetar’s renowned hamstring injury experts.
Dozzell, who was part of the England team that won the UEFA European U-19 Championship last year, suffered a torn cruciate ligament, an injury the young star picked up last August. Thanks to the progress the player has made, he is expected to make full-recovery in time for next year’s pre-season.
Huws, who is also scheduled to return to action next year, suffered from a longstanding knee injury that hampered most of his season. The player is still being treated at Aspetar, but is set to return to England in a few weeks.
Speaking about his successful rehab at Aspetar, Adeyemi said: “It’s been an amazing experience for me at Aspetar. In terms of the facilities they have on offer, it is the best treatment centre I have ever been to anywhere in the world.”
“When I arrived four weeks ago, I was really struggling with my injury. The work I’ve been able to do and the help I received has been fantastic. I’m now fully confident in my ability to make a full recovery from this injury.”
Commenting on his treatment at Aspetar, Dozzell said: “I’ve been here for nearly two weeks and I have seen lots of improvement. A change of scenery has supported my rehabilitation and has built upon what I have already achieved.”
Huws also hailed Aspetar’s facilities, commenting: “ I spoke to my two team-mates who have visited before and they spoke very highly of the place, so I was keen to get here as soon as possible. I’ve progressed well, so I’m really glad I came.”
“I advise other athletes who have injuries to come here. It’s very difficult to get everything under one roof [in terms of services offered] and I don’t know of any other facility that has that like Aspetar does,” he added.
