Countless photos have shown a pain-ridden Prince Henrik. Therefore, it was a great surprise when he turned up at last year’s Hubertus hunt, on horseback and apparently quite at ease. The secret behind this is the treatment he has received from an entirely new piece of equipment.

Today, Prince Henrik may enjoy the fact that he has finally got rid of all his back pain connected to an agonising slipped disc and the pains accompanying surgery. And at the same time he has been relieved of a frozen shoulder, which gave the Prince painful nights for six years.

The fact that Prince Henrik is much better today is down to a little apparatus, EWAN 4040, which fans out hot air with negatively changed oxygen ions and thus provides a massage to acupuncture points on the body, the sore muscles and the joints.    

It is the inventor of the equipment, John Wetling from Hundested, who has treated the Prince by means of the apparatus, and has also taught the Prince how to continue the treatments himself at home.

Since March 1995, Prince Henrik has suffered from back pain. That year, the doctors at Rigshospitalet (’s largest research hospital) thought it necessary to perform an operation on the slipped disc of the fourth lumbar vertebra. The operation went as planned, but an infection occurred in the spinal column, causing considerable pain to the Prince. Some months later, the Prince chose to go to Brussels to have another operation in the private hospital of a world-famous neurologist who has treated several heads of state.

After this operation, Prince Henrik improved, but he still was not free of the pain. It was at this time that the Prince heard about the new wonder equipment.

It all began with Bjarne Riis and the Tour de France. In the middle of the race, which Bjarne Riis won by huge margin, he revealed one of the reasons for his formidable bicycle racing. He possessed a secret weapon, an ion machine, which softened the muscles and made them flexible after each stage. Thus, when his competitors carried around sore and tired muscles, Bjarne Riis was able to mount his bicycle in a refreshed condition which gave him considerable competitive advantage.

This disclosure was read in horse racing circles, and trainers began using the equipment successfully on expensive race horses that had been injured. Through the horse people the story came to the attention of Per Siesby, one of Prince Henrik’s friends. He tested the equipment, and the results were so good that he told Prince Henrik and the Prince became interested in testing it himself.

On Friday, November 1st, 1996 Prince Henrik had his first back treatment at Fredensborg Castle and on the following days he treated himself. On Sunday, November 3rd, at the Hubertus Hunt, the results were so good that a fit Prince Henrik was able to follow the race on horseback – thus living up to the occasion.

John Wetling commented, “The speed of recovery was amazing. The back just kept getting better and better”.

Painful Shoulder

“The Prince then asked me if the treatment could also help with an old injury of his, a frozen shoulder. To the Prince it was so painful that he was not able to fall asleep at night. The doctors had not been able to do anything, and the Prince had been suffering with this shoulder for six years.

A frozen shoulder is a sort of inflammation of the tissue – like “mouse” (computer) injuries and tennis elbows, which I have also treated with my invention. However, curing the Prince’s shoulder was not straightforward. In many cases, the treatment can help after three or four times. In this case, a little more was required.

The technique is based upon a sort of acupuncture, in which we treat