A Brighter Future Organisation Inc recognizes there are new and evolving therapies that can produce positive, life changing results for children with Cerebral Palsy. We wish to share information about these therapies, helping to give parents the freedom to choose the types of therapies they wish to pursue.


ABR - Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation
There are many therapies available overseas that are not available in Australia. One of these therapies is Advanced Biomechanical Rehabilitation (ABR).

ABR is a manual therapy developed in Europe 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. This process is known 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.

ABR is a therapy that parents/carers perform at home. It involves slow, smooth compressions designed to maximize the strengthening effect on the muscles on a specific part of the child's body. Between two to three hours per day manual application is the recommended treatment. In addition an ABR 'machine' can be leased to allow further daily or nightly treatment.

ABR is an expensive therapy not only due to the long hours and dedication a family must make to undertaking three hours of therapy a day with their child, but also due to the cost and fees associated with the therapy, including travel expenses to clinics and shared expenses for bringing the trainers to Australia. The financial costs can be anywhere between $20,000 - $30,000 per annum for families.

A Brighter Future Organisation Inc seeks to assist families with the costs associated with the therapy to make it more affordable and in turn, enable the family to concentrate on the therapy instead of wondering where the money will come from for the next clinic.

By continuing to raise funds, we hope to make this and other treatments available to a wide group of children in Queensland to assist in their rehabilitation of cerebral palsy. We feel that everyone should have access to ABR treatment regardless of cost involved, and we are dedicated and committed towards helping children overcome their limitations and have the best possible chance in life.