What is ABR?
ABR (Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation) is a manual therapy developed by Leonid Blyum and the aim is to restores proper tone to the smooth muscles and internal myofascia of the body, which in a cascade effect improves proportions and alignment of the skeleton. The aim of this process is to improve the muscle tone and for the arms and legs to develop increasing muscle mass, improve the range of mobility, and finally improve overall strength - so that the children can develop their movements in normal spontaneous ways. The aim of ABR is to show that irreversibility of initial structural brain damage does not make motor function recovery intrinsically hopeless. The brain damage does not appear to be a critical obstacle for improving biomechanical reconstruction, as long as the musculoskeletal system is addressed in an effective biomechanical manner. The ABR technique recognizes the fundamental role of smooth muscles in the development of the musculoskeletal system.
ABR is a therapy that parents perform at home. It involves the transfer of kinetic energy from the parents hand into the child's body through a ‘pneumatic lens' or air cushion, designed to maximize the strengthening effect on the muscles. 2-3 hours per day manual application is the recommended treatment. In addition an ABR machine can be leased to allow further daily or nightly treatment on a daily basis (see below).
As the ABR technique is based on the improvement of the internal involuntary muscles and tissues of the body, its purpose is to address the structure rather than function, and is predictable and developmentally sequential. Overseas results to date include restored proportions and alignment of the skeleton, restored muscle tone, restored muscle mass in the arms and legs, improved general health and wellbeing. Changes that typically occur include improved sleep patterns, improved bowel and bladder function, increased mobility, weight gain, improved speech and behavior. The information about the ABR technique and results has been extracted from the website www.blyum.com. For more information on the ABR technique, the results obtained overseas these can be obtained from this website.