Severe Central Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Trauma Resolves Within Minutes Through Neuromodulation

Miracle Case with Video of most severe pain after spinal shock resolved in minutes

Case was shown in our internal group by Dr. Klaus Wachter

Dr. Klaus Wachter is a close friend and neuromodulation colleague, having been part of our neuromodulation circle almost from the very beginning.

He spends half the year in Vienna and the other half in Hawaii. With his original specialization in Osteopathy, Functional Medicine and especially the Fascial Distortion Model (FDM, according to Typaldos), in which he also teaches in Austria, he has an intuitive grasp of neuromuscular networks and dysfunctions—and regularly shares fascinating cases with us.

Klaus sends us and incredible “miracle” case

….. Another Remarkable Case of Neuromodulation: The “thalamic fire” was extinguished in minutes of NM:

central neuropathic allodynia following cervical trauma, unresponsive to standard pharmacological therapy, but dramatically reversed by Neuromodulation

Case

Klaus reports for us doctors in doctor’s terms and language, so here is a simplified summary for laypeople, the original follows.

Burning Nerve Pain After Cervical Vertebra Accident

A 55-year-old man fell over the handlebars while mountain biking at the end of 2024. Although he was wearing a helmet and was not unconscious, he was unable to move his arms and legs immediately after the fall. In the hospital a SPINAL SHOCK was diagnosed but as his leg movements returned, he refused the surgery offered, though his hands initially remained severely weakened.

During the course of rehabilitation, the paralysis of his right hand gradually improved. However, severe burning nerve pain developed in both arms – especially in the area of the small hollow on the wrist (the so-called “snuffbox”). This pain was so intense that even gentle touches felt like fire – a typical sign of allodynia, a malfunction of stimuli in the brain.

A subsequent shoulder operation suddenly worsened the condition dramatically. The pain no longer originated in the arm itself, but in the brain’s pain center – the so-called thalamus. This is also referred to as a “thalamic pain fire.”

No medication really helped – neither painkillers nor strong nerve blockers. After just 15 minutes of neuromodulation, the pain had completely disappeared. The patient described it as “like flipping a switch.” –> go down to look at the Video-Testimonial

Now the original Text that came from Dr. Klaus Wachter

A 55-year-old male patient sustained a cervical spinal trauma on December 28, 2024, after a low-speed mountain bike crash over the handlebars (“endo”). He wore a helmet and was not unconscious, but reported immediate loss of motor function in all four limbs. Airlifted to LKH Wiener Neustadt, he showed return of leg movement in the trauma bay, while both hands remained severely impaired.

MRI revealed no fracture or mass lesion, but signs of intramedullary pressure elevation consistent with spinal shock. Although a decompression surgery was offered, the patient refused. During inpatient rehabilitation, right-sided wrist drop gradually resolved under intensive physical and occupational therapy.

Despite functional improvement, the patient developed burning pain in both upper limbs, particularly in the right anatomical snuffbox.

An MRI on May 20, 2025, revealed a complete supraspinatus tear, prompting arthroscopic repair the same day.

Following the procedure, the patient experienced a dramatic exacerbation of his allodynia, initially misinterpreted as a postoperative positioning issue.

In retrospect, this was a centrally triggered second hit, amplifying thalamic pain processing (“thalamic fire”).

The thalamus is the filter station in the diencephalon that regulates emotions from the body. A malfunction leads to “pain impulses” emanating from the thalamus being sent up to the sensory centers of the cerebral cortex. These are usually burning and difficult to treat because they originate in the brain itself.

Under high-dose pregabalin and tramadol, pain remained severe (VAS 4–8).

Allodynia to light touch (Aβ-mediated) persisted in both arms, most intense in the snuffbox region, while deep pressure (Aδ/C-fiber input) was well tolerated – a pattern characteristic of central neuropathic pain, not peripheral nociceptive input.

Neurological status showed no residual motor or reflex deficits. Hoffmann’s sign was bilaterally positive (still from the trauma), with intact lower extremities and negative Babinski.

The turning point came during neuromodulatory intervention: With 15 minutes of stimulation, the patient experienced complete and immediate pain relief – the allodynia vanished.

He described the effect as “like flipping a switch.”

Please check the Video

chronic – unresolved pain – is a speciality of SOZO-Neuromodulation

I have expierienced similar improvements and written about it, we have in our praxis at least a 6 such cases since I started SOZO Neuromodulation

jahrelanger Schmerzkrüppel mit SOZΩ Hirnstimulation gebessert

chronisch regionales Schmerzsyndrom