Wolf Park
I learned about Orca in 2003. I am a licensed Occupational therapist, and my private practice provides treatment to individuals with chronic pain and neurologic challenges. I have been doing craniosacral therapy and myofascial release for 16 years. I have treated many thousands of individuals. When I heard about Orca, I knew that I had been “called” and had to offer to provide therapy for him. After much correspondence and some visits to the park, the veterinarian approved my meeting Orca in June 2003.
The Wolf Park staff are willing to try most anything to improve the quality of life for animals in their care. They admitted to being skeptical about my ability to do anything for Orca, due in part due to the fact that he had been refusing treatment for about 6 months prior to his appointment with me, and in part due to the fact that they had never heard of what is it that I do. Fortunately, Orca likes the treatment that I do and began to respond. He responded quite well, showing a stronger, more coordinated gait and longer tolerance for activity. We were very encouraged. I came out to the park every few weeks to treat Orca.
Orca experienced a major set back in January of 2006. He had evidently reinjured himself, and was again not able to walk. After some craniosacral intervention, he was on the road to recovery and then got a cut on his leg followed by a stubborn infection. During this time, he lost muscle mass in his back and hips. I was concerned when I saw him in August of 2006. He demonstrated significant muscle atrophy (wasting), and was having trouble healing from the infection. Thankfully, a change in antibiotics turned him around and he was healing. Due to challenges in my own life, I was not able to go to the park for several months. I next saw Orca in April of 2007. Orca tends to be happy to see me, but something seemed to be really different about him. He had generated new muscle and he let me work deeply in his muscles. You would have to personally know Orca to fully appreciate this last statement, but I will explain it this way. Orca has a reputation for being rather “reactive”. That can seem to be a redundant statement, talking about a wolf as “reactive”, but giving treatments to Orca required that I use great care to not upset him or work too hard or too fast. It could be dangerous for me! The staff said that they thought his shoulders were sore, as that is how he “walks” when his back end is not working. Much to my surprise he just let me work away, enjoying the deep tissue work and relaxing. His muscles that were tight, began to soften and relax and they felt very different to me. I was puzzled! What had happened to him?
Allow me to digress for a moment and explain some technical information. Inflammation starts in the body when there is an injury, infection or chronic tension. It is part of the body’s healing response. Inflammation can sometimes go unchecked, and that creates problems. Chronically inflamed tissue (muscles, tendons, ligaments and so forth) begin to change. They become tight, fibrous and tough. Sometimes the bodies I touch feel like wood or strings! The fibers also stick together and can bind down on nerves and blood vessels. Treating this involves mobilizing the stuck places and giving them freedom to move as they should.
I commented to Pat Goodmann, the head research associate at Wolf Park, that Orca seemed different and that he was growing a lot of new muscle. Pat remarked that he had just started on a new supplement called “System Saver”. I was most impressed and happy! I was happy that my hands told me that there was something good going on with this wolf and it was validated after the fact about the System Saver. I knew it wasn’t my imagination or wishful thinking that a new product was working for him. I didn’t even know about it before I treated him. I saw Orca again in May and June of that year, and noted that he continued to grow stronger and had more muscle. He had regenerated muscle all the way down his back and hips. In addition to the new muscle, I noticed that the stuck places were easier to release and mobilize. It was amazing to me. I saw Orca in January of 2008 and am pleased to tell you that he is again trying to push himself up to standing and tries to walk. We don’t know if he will walk again, but it is clear that the System Saver made a huge difference in his ability to heal and recover from his last injury.
I have noticed similar results in both my human patients and the animal friends that I work on. The muscle atrophy gets reversed and the stuck sections of connective tissue get separated so that they can freely move again.
I am pleased and grateful for System Saver. It is a unique product that significantly supports the healing process like nothing I have previously seen. In my 28 years of practice, (16 of which I have been doing this particular type of work), my clients and I have tried many products and many methods. Nothing has helped like System Saver
Sandy Prantl OTR/L, CST-D