Alzheimer’s patient expresses his gratitude with a historic Panneau Japonais

C. L. looks back on an exciting career. The former French wrestler from Ribeauvillé in Alsace, France became European wrestling champion in 1977, won races as a cyclist, and worked in Germany as a documentary filmmaker and photographer. But C. L. describes his fight against Alzheimer’s disease as the toughest of his life. As it progressed, he became depressed and even considered throwing in the towel. He constantly forgot things or mixed up things and names. Even his fights in the ring were a struggle for him to remember. Then, in 2021, he happened to read about Transcranial Pulse Stimulation (TPS) and decided to give it a try – a good decision, as it soon turned out. 

Significant improvement and slow progression 

C. L. travelled to Kempen in North Rhine-Westphalia, where he underwent TPS treatment by Prof. Lars Wojtecki, Chief Consultant of the Clinic for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation at the ‘Hospital zum Heiligen Geist’. C. L. already began to feel better after just the first few sessions: He became clearer in his head, was able to speak almost fluently again, and his memory also improved significantly. The success was so remarkable that in 2022, BILD – Germany’s highest-circulation daily newspaper – even ran an in-depth report. 

Given the excellent results, C. L. continues to receive regular follow-up TPS treatments from Prof. Wojtecki. According to him and his family, his Alzheimer’s disease is progressing very slowly and he is profoundly grateful that TPS continues to enable him to take part in life as independently as possible. To express his gratitude, he recently gifted Prof. Wojtecki a valuable historical wall hanging – a Panneau Japonais – as a permanent loan, which can now be admired in its entirety in STORZ MEDICAL’s new administration building in Tägerwilen. 

Gold medal at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris 

The Panneau Japonais from the Ch. Steiner manufactory in Ribeauvillé was first presented at the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris, where it won the gold medal and was subsequently presented to the Emperor of Japan as a gift. A total of 13 copies were printed, some of which were presented as gifts to the White House in Washington and the Kremlin in Moscow, among others. The permanent loan is the final replica of this artwork. 

The Panneau Japonais depicts geishas in a Japanese garden. The image was printed on cotton using 1,258 wooden stamps in polychromy (36 colours). Creation of the stamps took many years, and several specialists were involved in printing each copy. The manual artistic technique was the most complex of its time and has yet to be surpassed. A new replica is impossible, as the wooden stamps were destroyed in a fire. 

STORZ MEDICAL greatly appreciates the permanent loan of this unique artwork, which now adorns the entrance area of its new building.