Well, indeed it looks kinda weird when I look at it on video :-))) However, that's exactly the case: the impacts that have the greatest effectiveness and efficiency ration -- do not necessarily the ones that appear the most "professional" and "academic". In fact, it is usually quite the opposite

Dear Melissa. With these videos I am inviting you and the other parents to see the larger picture. No matter at what stage of mobility a child is -- the same rules apply: it all starts with the core stability; it all starts with the weight-bearing ability that follows the radial and not a longitudinal layout. I am inviting you to rethink the intuitive -- where the parents just jump on into training without thinking or being aware what are the building blocks that are "behind the scenes". In that respect the walking healthy child who had the leg injuries is an excellent illustration showing you that when the "behind the scene" elements are strong -- then even with the severe injuries -- the recovery of walking is a rather quick thing using ABR protocols. This is to address what many parents have on their mind : "ABR is good -- but slow" -- not really. It's not the ABR that is slow -- it's the building of the foundational elements that takes time. That's my reasoning in doing these videos -- I hope that if I manage to illustrate the stages and the transitions that you were not aware of : that will help you in seeing the necessity and importance of those stages for your own child regardless of how specific her condition is... That's what I see as logical and reasonable -- but if that doesn't resonate -- I am asking you to keep digging, to keep asking -- until it clicks and you see the succession of steps and transitions clearly. I hope this helps.

Dear Michelle. The primary purpose of this video is to help changing the focus for those parents who were made to believe in the long-term benefits of intense functional training -- fake and forced crawling, walking in suspenders, piling distances in the walking frames etc. And on top of this "training" as such many parents fall for the idea of "straightness" (enforced by splints etc.) and on besides of those -- they get lured into the idea of muscle stretching .. That's where the wrongs pile up.. Now when we get to the child like Corbin - who engages his legs spontaneously - the first thing we need to remember is that he is the one who leads, who does that naturally as a part of his gradual increase in movement competence. Does his spontaneous leg use comes with some biomechanical tax? -- Sure it does. But at the same time I do believe that we can a) trust his "inner body wisdom" -- that whatever moves he gets himself into bring greater all-around gains than 'drains'; b) that's where we need to help -- keep your work on strengthening the fascia fundamentals and at the same time doing some "egg-based" relaxation "servicing" for his legs.. There isn't anything perfect -- when the timing of the biomechanical stages doesn't correspond with the timing of growth and metabolic changes... However, if we are consistent and smart we can steadily steer the development towards accumulation of 'inch-pebble' improvements that pile up into the milestones eventually are the ones where he adjusts accordning

Dear Ros, 1. Considering the timing of the applications with the use of the ABR 'mechanical stress transfer mediums' such as the supersoft ball or "an egg" -- the answer is: as much as possible. The main takeaway from my report was to focus your attention on the fact that even small "injections" of mechanical stimulation to fascia -- matter. In reality we are talking about the range of applications from 10-15 min on a spot to 50-60 min at a given local area. If the child's cooperation permits and your own comfort is decent -- then try shooting for higher (60 min) and rotate those from day to day or weekly.