A Thank-You Letter to Hypnosis Specialist Nguyễn Mạnh Quân from a Swiss Donor

Dear Mr. Huber,

With these words, I would like to send to you, Expert Nguyen Manh Quan, and your colleagues my most sincere thanks.

For more than 40 years, I have lived with severe chronic pain in my spine and both hips, with the right hip hurting more. On a pain scale from 1 to 10, my pain was usually around 8. I had to use many painkillers such as Irfen 600 mg, Tramal drops, Novalgin, and for about the last three and a half years also had to use Transtec 70 µg/h pain patches every 72 hours. However, these medications only helped reduce the pain partially; walking, standing up, sitting down, or lying down were still usually accompanied by very unpleasant pain.

Chronic pain is not just a prolonged sensation of pain. According to modern medical understanding, chronic pain is a complex condition that may involve damaged tissue, the nervous system, emotions, stress, pain memory, beliefs about the body, and how the brain processes pain signals. Therefore, many current approaches not only view pain as a purely mechanical issue but also consider pain within a biological – psychological – social model, where the body, mind, living environment, and personal experience all participate in pain perception. (Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pain]

Decision to come to the Hypnosis Research Institute

Recently, thanks to a friend named Andreas, I was advised to come to your Hypnosis Research Institute for treatment. To be honest, at first I did not truly believe that this method could help me. After more than 40 years of pain and having used many medications, my skepticism was very natural.

However, I still decided to try it. On Saturday, April 24, 2010, when I entered the Hypnosis Research Institute, I was received by the Vietnamese Expert Nguyen Manh Quan, who analyzed my condition and performed the first therapy session. Immediately after that therapy session, the pain in my back almost disappeared; only a mild numbness remained on the right hip side.

For someone who had lived with pain for so long, that change was hard to believe. During my time at the Institute and even after returning home, my body continued to remain in a more comfortable state. I could walk, stand, sit, and lie down more easily. Especially when climbing stairs, a feeling of ease and comfort surged within me. That was a feeling I had almost never dared to think I could experience again.

When the pain subsides: feeling like being reborn

I want to say truly: that feeling for me was like a rebirth. After many years of pain dominating every movement, every posture, every small activity, being able to walk more easily, stand up more easily, climb stairs more easily was a very big change.

In chronic pain treatment, experiences like this show that pain perception does not only depend on signals from body tissues but is also related to how the central nervous system processes, amplifies, or dampens pain signals. Some current literature on chronic pain emphasizes that psychological factors, emotions, stress, and expectations can influence pain intensity, pain tolerance, and the patient's ability to function. (Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain]

This does not mean pain is "imaginary." Pain is a real experience. But it also shows that the brain and nervous system play a very large role in creating the pain experience. Therefore, methods that help regulate attention, emotions, stress responses, and nervous system state can play a supportive role in pain management for some people.

The second therapy session and the MPR method

The next day, Sunday, in the second therapy session, Mr. Huber used the MPR method – Mental-Posturologische Reprogrammierung, which can be understood as mental-postural reprogramming. After this session, the remaining mild numbness on my right hip side also disappeared. Not only that, according to my perception, my left and right legs became more balanced, without the previous feeling of imbalance.

After that, Expert Nguyen Manh Quan continued working with me using deep hypnosis methods. I still found it hard to believe that what was happening was true, but my body responded very clearly: pain decreased, movement became easier, a feeling of comfort returned.

Hypnosis and pain: a scientific perspective

Therapeutic hypnosis should not be understood as magic or controlling another person. In clinical application, hypnosis is usually understood as a state of focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and increased responsiveness to directed suggestion. When applied to pain, hypnosis can help some people change how they attend to pain, change their sensation of pain, reduce anxiety related to pain, and increase their sense of body control.

NCCIH states that hypnosis has been studied in many contexts such as pain, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety before medical procedures, menopausal symptoms, headaches, PTSD, and smoking cessation. For pain, NCCIH notes there is growing evidence that hypnosis can support the management of certain pain conditions, although effectiveness depends on the individual, the condition, and the quality of evidence varies. (NCCIH) [https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/hypnosis]

Research reviews also show that hypnosis can help reduce pain in some patient groups, especially in those with medium to high hypnotic suggestibility; however, more high-quality research is still needed to determine its effectiveness for specific types of chronic pain. (Wikipedia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotherapy]

Why can chronic pain change quickly in some people?

A very important question is: why can someone who has suffered pain for many years perceive a clear change after one or a few therapy sessions?

The cautious scientific answer is: not every case changes like this, and one therapy case should not be taken as evidence that all chronic pain patients will quickly have their pain disappear. However, several mechanisms may contribute to explaining the change in some individuals.

First, the nervous system has the ability to modulate pain signals. Pain does not only travel passively from damaged tissue to the brain; the brain continuously interprets, filters, amplifies, or dampens pain signals depending on attention, emotion, memory, fear level, and feeling of safety. When a person enters a state of deep relaxation, feels safely guided, and changes how they attend to their body, pain intensity may decrease.

Second, prolonged stress can increase muscle tension, disrupt sleep, increase vigilance, and make the nervous system more sensitive to pain. Relaxation techniques and self-hypnosis can help the body enter the relaxation response, usually accompanied by slower breathing, calmer heart rate, and reduced muscle tension. (arXiv) [https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.00617]

Third, expectations, beliefs, and the feeling of being supported can also influence pain experience. The placebo effect in medicine shows that treatment context and expectations can create real changes in perception, especially for pain and symptoms strongly influenced by the nervous system. This does not diminish the patient's experience; on the contrary, it shows that the brain plays an important role in self-regulation.

Physical recovery and the family's joy

My final conclusion at the time of writing is: my body has recovered and is much healthier than before. I very much hope that this change will not only last a few weeks or months but may continue for a very long time.

In the days after treatment, I was not the only one rejoicing. My wife and our 16-year-old daughter were also extremely happy to see me move better, more easily, and less dominated by pain. That joy cannot be measured in numbers. When one family member escapes a prolonged pain condition, the whole family's mental burden is also partially relieved.

Chronic pain usually not only affects the patient. It can affect sleep, mood, work, family relationships, mobility, and quality of life. Therefore, when pain decreases, the patient not only "hurts less" but may also regain a feeling of living, the ability to participate in life, and connection with loved ones.

Sincere thanks

I have complete trust and will continue to recommend this special therapy method to those who need it. Once again, my family and I would like to send to all the experts who participated in supporting me our most sincere thanks.

Wishing you all joy, health, and great success in your work and in your life.

Sincerely,

Rudolf Streuli

Basel, Switzerland

Excerpt from the original German letter

"Seit mehr als 40 Jahren litt ich unter sehr starken Schmerzen… in den Hüften beidseits und der ganzen Wirbelsäule."

"Nach dieser ersten Sitzung konnte ich wieder schmerzfrei… gehen."

"Das Treppensteigen war wieder problemlos… Was für ein Gefühl! Das war wirklich wie eine Neugeburt."

"Nochmals herzlichsten Dank an alle Beteiligten und viel Erfolg bei Ihrer Arbeit."

Mind-body perspective from this case

The case of Mr. Rudolf Streuli shows a very thought-provoking point: chronic pain should not be viewed as a single-track problem. A person may have used many medications, may have become accustomed to pain as a part of life, yet can still have a positive response when approached with a method that affects attention, emotion, nervous system state, body sensation, and recovery beliefs.

However, scientific caution must be maintained. This is a personal thank-you letter, not a controlled clinical trial. The result of one client cannot be used to guarantee results for everyone. Each chronic pain case has different causes, mechanisms, medical history, body structure, damage level, and nervous system response.

The most appropriate understanding is: hypnotherapy, deep relaxation, and mind-body methods may be a supportive direction worth exploring in pain management, especially when pain is related to stress, muscle tension, anxiety, pain memory, fear of movement, or prolonged nervous system responses. But patients still need thorough medical examination, diagnosis, and follow-up.

Safety note

People with chronic pain, spinal pain, hip pain, sciatica, post-traumatic pain, pain with numbness or weakness, pain radiating down the leg, loss of bladder/bowel control, fever, unexplained weight loss, or rapidly increasing pain need to see a specialist to rule out serious causes.

Hypnotherapy and mind-body methods may support pain reduction, relaxation, emotion regulation, and quality of life improvement, but do not replace diagnosis, medication, physical therapy, surgery, or medical intervention when necessary.

Contact information

Expert: Nguyen Manh Quan

Fields: Therapeutic hypnosis, applied psychology, mind-body health, self-hypnosis, chronic pain support, stress management

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Hotline: 0904.606.965

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References

- Wikipedia. Chronic pain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_pain

- Wikipedia. Pain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain

- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Hypnosis. https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/hypnosis

- Wikipedia. Hypnotherapy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotherapy

- arXiv. (2025). Stress-induced analgesia and relaxation response. https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.00617

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