Looking for Something More

In the past few months I've been researching a new therapy called Advanced Bio Mechanical Rehabilitation (ABR). I found ABR through another Special mom's blog and have been enamored with it. I've only found good things about it. Unfortunately, it's still in the research stages and insurance won't cover the cost. The other unfortunate thing is that we have to travel to Montreal to be trained.

The following is from http://www.blyum.com/

• ABR stands for Advanced BioMechanical Rehabilitation.
• ABR is a unique biomechanically based rehabilitation approach for children and young adults with brain injury that brings predictable recovery of musculoskeletal structure and motor functions.

ABR is the method of structural correction of musculoskeletal deformities. It is a hands-on method performed by the parents who learn the ABR technique and receive individual prescription of applications from the ABR professional staff.

• ABR is a method that re-builds even the most severely distorted musculoskeletal structure
• ABR redefines "rehabilitation" – ABR improves musculoskeletal structure so significantly that normal motor functions recover spontaneously, making special training and management for "motor disabled" unnecessary.

We use no pharmaceuticals, no electrical instruments and no surgeries - ABR is a hands-on method of manual applications to the child's body, based purely on biomechanical principles.

ABR biomechanical reconstruction of the musculoskeletal system follows the path of normal motor development - starting from the neck and trunk and later descending to the periphery (arms and legs).

ABR provides planned progress of the musculoskeletal structure and function through predictable stages. Results are predicted in numbers of hours of exercises done and changes in the alignment, mobility, size, tone and strength of the child's body – specifically in the chest, abdomen and the pelvis.

ABR is more than just a new rehabilitation method; ABR is a comprehensive philosophy of the child's recovery. The cornerstones of the ABR philosophy are fundamental biomechanical principles of the human body's growth and development. Respectively ABR takes bio-electrical and bio-chemical factors into account only through their biomechanical manifestations.

This biomechanical approach allows us to have exact guidance for every single movement. Every single ABR application to a child's body is precisely calculated and adjusted for each individual patient.

ABR opens a new dimension in the treatment of the mildest to the most severe motor dysfunctions in the sense that it gradually brings changes to the mechanical and electrical structure of the muscles, thus allowing spontaneous developments of motor function.



We've gotten our pre-assessment back from ABR in Canada and we are ready to go learn but first we have to come up with the $. The cost for the first year (4 visits to Montreal) is $7700. We are currently selling Butter Braids and Pizza Corner Pizzas to help pay for this therapy and the cost of travel to either Minneapolis or Rochester for James to get cochlear implants. If you'd like to buy a butter braid or Pizza Corner please Facebook me, email me at ajbuettner@hotmail.com or simply give me a call! Every little bit helps!

For more information on ABR you can visit http://www.blyum.com/ or http://www.abrcanada.com/