This 24 year old Patient with a previous history of entirely controlled
Hodgkin's lymphoma, progressively developped, for 2 years, pain in the thigh and left knee,
extremely intense pain (frequently on a scale of 10/10). His condition was
followed-up for two years by a pain centre, the CHU in Marseille, without any
significant improvement whatsoever. The cause for his intense pain were never made
evident. All radiological examinations, including the biological report, were
normal.
Clinical Description
He experienced great difficulty moving around his apartment and could not leave
the appartment without the use of a wheelchair. He fell into a severely
depressed state of mind. Video 1 shows the extreme difficulty he experienced in
moving around.
Vidéo 1
Magnetic Stimulation and evolution
The management of this patient dates back some 15 years during which time only
central stimulation was effective. He had 2 stimulation sessions per day for one
week. Video 2 was filmed on the third day. There exists a slight improvement in
his walking but this does not prevent him from falling over. Video 3, filmed on
the fifth day, shows a significant improvement where the patient can even run at
a low speed. There was no relapse. He was able to return to a normal life at
both a family and professionally level.
Vidéo 2
Vidéo 3
Comments
The diagnosis of primary focal pain was retained due to all biological tests
being normal, and despite a history of lymphoma. There is no argument for a
algodystrophy. Only central magnetic stimulation was performed because at that
time I did not practice peripheral stimulation, but this central stimulation was
particularly effective for this patient, especially since there was no
recurrence. I was led to perform several stimulations per day because this
patient lived very far from the CHU treatment centre in Rouen.