ABR testimonials
The following testimonials have been provided by Perth families in November 2007.
Caitlin
Caitlin is a 7 year old girl who has quadriplegic, spastic Cerebral Palsy, epilepsy and a Vision Impairment.
For the past 11 months, we have been doing ABR therapy with Caitlin and we have seen many changes to her structure during that time. The most exciting change that we have seen is to the structure of her trunk. Previous to ABR, Caitlin had a sunken chest that was extremely flat. Her ribs flared out at the bottom and this prevented her from taking big, deep breathes.
After putting in 2 hours of manual therapy every day and 12 hours of machine over night while she sleeps, we have noticed that her chest has some volume to it and her ribs do not protrude dramatically anymore. We have also noticed that the structure of her shoulder has improved and this has freed up the movement she has in her arms. She is stronger in her head and trunk control, which is a huge advantage for her schooling as she does not require as much energy to be spent holding her head up, and has more energy to focus on the work presented to her.
here have been many other smaller and less obvious changes to her structure and we are delighted with each and every one of them. We anticipate that with time and many more ABR hours put in, the hard work will pay off and we hope to see some functional change for her in the future.
ABR has given us hope and I’m sure, some physical comfort for Caitlin.
We will continue to put the hours in for as long as we can sustain it and we are very excited about the prospect of ABR coming to Perth in the near future.
Samantha and Paul , Perth
Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation
(ABR)
Testimonial August 2010
Violet
My daughter Violet received brain damage at 6 months of age, now she is 5 years old with severe movement, physical disabilities. As with other children with severe physical disabilities, my child moves her entire body when trying to isolate and move other parts of her body. She is intelligent, but has not been able to walk, talk, roll or do much for herself at all.
Before we started ABR, I was becoming distressed as her body was starting to get misshapen, for instance her left shoulder blade was starting to wing out noticeably. Therapy providers had no answers for me when I asked about her shoulder winging out other than, "This is quite common". I found this unacceptable and we, as a family, decided to try ABR to see if there would be a beneficial effect on Violet's body structure. We started ABR around December 2008 and have noticed slow, progressive improvements with her body structure.
We have been doing manual massage and using the ABR machine with very good results on Violet's body and general health. Violet's body structure is definitely getting better: her shoulders are coming down and we are seeing more of her collarbone; she is starting to use her arms to balance a bit for herself and her hands are more open; she is getting more control over her neck and shoulders. Even though she is not sitting (yet) I, for the first time, can actually see how this will happen for her with continued ABR. Other therapies have focused on trying to get Violet to grasp or sit, but her muscles just wouldn't work for her in the right way, so it has been very frustrating for her and all the family. With ABR, I can see that there is steady improvement and that eventually she will be able to achieve purposeful movements for herself.
Janet and Tim