Case
Studies
Read about cases that can help you
understand the benefits Annisage can give
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Rusty is a
nine-year-old Australian shepherd who had no
obvious health problems at all. He had
stopped jumping on the bed and was having
trouble getting in the car but the owners
attributed that to his getting older. He
began receiving massages as a treat. The
results surprised his owners. He began
jumping on the bed regularly and flying into
the car. He also became less aggressive with
other dogs. He was more willing to play then
he ever had been before and he often
initiated the play with his younger beagle
brother. Rusty’s physical and mental changes
were a delight and an added bonus to the
feel good experience.
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Jessie,
a ten-year-old quarter horse, had injured
herself as a yearling and had some built up
scare tissue. She began receiving massage to
enable her to flex her neck and to increase
her range of motion. She was really taking
to the massage work so Maria began some
craniosacral on her scar tissue and much to
the owners’ surprise it disappeared with two
sessions. This allowed Jessie freer motion
of her right rear leg which she had been
lacking most of her life. Now she can be
collected and move off her hind end with
ease. It has not only improved her
physically but emotionally she is much more
willing to work.
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A
two-year-old male golden retriever
came to be massaged due to past hip
surgery. The hope was to get him stronger
so he could have his other hip done. Maria
worked him on for three weeks one time a
week. In the between treatments the owners
were given homework to do which helped
continue the massage benefits. When the dog
went to the vet the doctor was amazed at his
progress. He could not tell which hip had
already been operated on. He had no limping
in either leg and the range of motion was
equal in both hind legs. Not only was the
surgery leg better but the veterinarian
determined that the dog did not need to have
the other hip operated on.
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Magician is an eight-year-old
thoroughbred stallion that lives in Kenya at
a wildlife preserve. He had been badly
injured in the move from England to Kenya.
He had broken his knee. They had decided not
to put him down. That was six years earlier.
He had severe swelling in the leg and the
knee was bowed out to the side and not able
to flex at all. He moved the leg by swinging
it to the side. Maria went to the sanctuary
to train the grooms how to massage the
horses and decided to try to make magician
more comfortable. Each day she worked on the
leg and shoulder for five to ten minutes.
Mostly using effleurage and digital circles.
By the end of the second week not only was
the swelling nearly gone but Magician was
able to bend the leg. The only abnormality
was the actual bone itself which had been
broken. He was a much happier horse and able
to move around with greater ease.
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