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ABR Technique
| This is a live view of the standard ABR application lasting 25 seconds. Let's take a look at the series of pictures taken at regular intervals. |
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| As you can see, it is a whole big pile of towels and hardly any movement could be observed from the outside; although the pressure gauge is obviously reflecting the amount of impact generated. Everything else remains seemingly unchanged, even after 25 seconds of movement. |
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| Compressional methods have existed for centuries. There are dozens of hands on techniques and hundreds of compressional devices - so what makes ABR so special? Targetting the internal visceral fascia layers is far from straightforward. Indeed they are shielded by the external muscles and skeleton and they are hard to reach. Without very specific targetting, deep layers could never be reached beneath that shield. |
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| ABR movement solves the 'shielding' problem by the innovative 'Triple Q Principle' protocol: |
| (a) Quasi Static - the movements have to be very slow. Quasi static movements are capable of delivering up to 19 times more impact towards deeper structures than fast movements. |
| (b) Quasi Spherical - the surface area of the compressional application has to be large enough in order to involve the entire underlying volume simultaneously. |
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| (c) Quasi Isotropic - compressional application has to be uniform throughout the entire surface of contact without any selective / localised points of pressure on the hand. Hence the hands have to stay in the same shape through the movement. |
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| When combined with the principle of target matching Force Transfer Medium selection, weaker layers could only be addressed compressionally if the Force Transfer Medium is of matching or lower stiffness. |
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| That is why there is not much to be seen visually during the delivery of the ABR movement. Yet these principles put together are the only way to ensure that no mechanical elastic alarms are triggered on the surface and that the impact bypasses the external layers and are being delivered internally. That is what we called 'bypassing the stress shielding effects'. This is the term used to describe the phenomenon where a hard component absorbs all the impact, thereby protecting the softer component from the impact, when there is a combined substance between the harder object and the softer substance. |
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| That gives one compact definition of ABR - being the technique designed to bypass the stress shielding effects within the musculoskeletal system and the other fascia layers. This ability to bypass the external layers allows the impact produced to reach the weak layer so that the weak layer can be strengthened accordingly. |
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ABR Technique Training
| When you signed on to our programme, you will be taught on the 'Triple Q Principle' protocol through a workshop that consists of ABR theory and practical training. You will get to experience the ABR movement first hand so that you know how it feels to have the movement done on you. At the end of the workshop, you will be equipped with the necessary skills to start on your home programme with your own child. |
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| After the workshop, you will attend 3 sessions of customised training for your own child. In these sessions, you will learn how to apply the technique on your child. For your first visit, we will teach you basic ABR exercises which you will learn and apply at home for the next 4 months. This basic set of exercises will help to build up your own confidence in applying this technique. |
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Training Overview