Source: Telegraph
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie latest sportsman to try out crazy injury remedy
The Arsenal striker flew to Belgrade on Monday for revolutionary new treatment on his ankle injury which involves being massaged with fluid from a human placenta. [LNB]But he is not the first sportman to try out alternative medicines to heal his wounds.[LNB] Related ArticlesVan Persie absolves ChielliniParlour: Gibbs could land World Cup berthRobin van Persie ruled out for six weeksRobin van Persie sidelined for two monthsVan Persie: I'm not a natural strikerSport on televisionBoth Jürgen Klinsmann and Darren Gough, the former England cricketer, used to travel to Munich to see Dr Hans Mueller-Wohlfart, who would inject his knee joints with Hylart, a fluid extracted from the combs on the back of chicken's heads. [LNB]Former Essex captain Ronnie Irani was also a fan. The cure for his stubborn back complaint? A series of homeopathic injections, one of which, Actovegin, contained essence of calves' blood. He was bowling again within weeks. [LNB]José Maria Olazabal went on to win the Masters in 1999 after treatment for rheumatism involving dozens of homeopathic needles in the back, legs and feet over a half-hour session, repeated many times over several weeks. [LNB]
