Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has travelled to a pioneering neuro training centre in Germany in a bid to put his injuries troubles behind him.
While many Premier League stars are already relaxing on the beach, the 26-year old England international has headed to Munich and a clinic utilised by Germany's elite sports stars such as Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer and Austria captain David Alaba of Real Madrid.
Neurotraining is based around stimulating the brain and nervous system to unlock greater physical potential and endurance in the body.
It has already been utilised extensively by top sprinters to combat hamstring injuries and now Bayern Munich and Germany football stars are beginning to incorporate the methods regularly.
Calvert-Lewin cut a frustrated figure during Everton's last campaign as hamstring and groin injuries forced him out of action at crucial stages.
His limited presence though still gave glimpses of what an important player he has become for the club and he is determined to get his body back on track to handle the demands of the forthcoming pre-season.
He is spending this week in Munich where he is putting in the hard yards, working through a specially designed training programme, to gain a greater understanding of his body and find solutions to his issues.
The facility is also one that has been used in the past by Czech striker Patrik Schick, Kingsley Coman, Franck Ribery and European gold medal sprinter Gina Luckenkemper.
The man initially behind the neuro training system, Lars Leinhard said: 'You have to imagine these nerve pathways like a garden hose. If there is a kink in it, less water reaches it.
'This is one of the most important systems in our body. Clear information is needed here in order to be able to control movements properly.
'The better the visual information is for the brain via the eyes, the higher the quality of our movements. And the better and more pain-free I feel, too. Because pain also takes place in the brain and the visual system activates numerous brain areas that have to do with pain regulation.'
Calvert-Lewin has recognised his need to work hard in the close season to ensure that he can put his injury worries behind him and is determined to return to the Everton line-up and work his way back into the England squad.
