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Striker set for radical treatment
Arsenal, 09:49, November 17, 2009 ,
Robin van Persie is targeting a speedy return to action and is set to undergo some radical treatment to get back as soon as possible.
The Arsenal star is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines with ankle ligament damage he picked up playing for Holland at the weekend and is set to miss some crucial games for the Gunners.
The Dutchman is willing to try anything to get back ahead of schedule and has revealed he is due to jet out to Serbia for some rather unusual treatment.
"I will fly to the Balkans to meet with a female doctor who helped [PSV Eindhoven midfielder] Danko Lazovic," van Persie revealed. "She is vague about her methods but I know she massages you using fluid from a placenta.
"I am going to try. It cannot hurt and, if it helps, it helps. I have been in contact with Arsenal physiotherapists and they have let me do it."
Meanwhile, van Persie believes his injury could have been much worse and is now targeting a speedy return.
"A scan showed that my ankle ligament was almost completely torn off where Chiellini caught me but it was not intentional," he added. "I was lucky, it could be worse."