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What Hamza experiences every day, what the selective myofasciotomy achieves – and why ABM therapy afterward is decisive.
Spasticity is not a rare diagnosis. But for affected children it is a daily challenge that most of us can barely imagine.
In spastic paralysis, the nerve pathways between brain and muscles send faulty signals. The muscles are in a permanently elevated state of tension – they contract without the brain consciously giving that command.
The result: shortened muscles and fascia that force the body into unnatural positions. Every movement costs more effort. Walking hurts. Simple everyday activities become a strain.
Hamza's spasticity affects mainly his legs. Every step, every staircase, every time he gets up – he fights for it. And he does it with a smile that leaves you speechless.
"Despite everything he radiates a joy for life that has touched me deeply – and drives me to run these 657 kilometers."
– Thomas MartinA precise procedure that targets exactly where the spasticity resides – in the shortened muscles and fascia.
The selective myofasciotomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which overactive and shortened muscle and fascia structures are specifically released. Unlike a complete severance, the fibres are only partially notched – this permanently reduces the pathological tension without destroying muscle function.
Dr. Igor Nazarov in Barcelona has refined this method over decades. He treats children with spastic paralysis from around the world and is regarded as one of the leading specialists in the field.
The procedure is planned for 4 August 2026 – directly after the end of the run from Geneva to Bregenz.
Specialised facility in Barcelona, Spain
Dr. Igor NazarovDirectly after the finish in Bregenz
4 August 2026Fully financed through pledges
€ 6,300Precise analysis of the affected muscles and fascia by Dr. Nazarov before the procedure.
Minimally invasive, targeted notching of the overactive muscle fibres under general anaesthesia.
A few days as an inpatient, then discharge for further rehabilitation.
Neuromotor follow-up treatment that teaches the brain new movement patterns.
The operation releases the physical tension – ABM therapy teaches the nervous system to use this new freedom.
The Anat Baniel Method (ABM) is a neuromotor therapy based on the findings of neuroplasticity – the brain's ability to form new connections and adapt.
Through gentle, precisely guided movement sequences, the brain learns to develop new motor patterns. It is not about strengthening muscles – but about teaching the nervous system how movement can be efficient and pain-free.
Directly after the myofasciotomy, the window for these learning processes is particularly wide: the released structures enable new ranges of movement, and the brain is especially receptive to new patterns after the procedure.
"ABM is not ordinary physiotherapy. It speaks directly to the nervous system – and the results speak for themselves."
– Experience report, parents of a treated childHamza has already gone through the combination of myofasciotomy and subsequent ABM therapy once – with remarkable results.
His mobility improved noticeably. Pain decreased. Things that were not possible before suddenly became a new normality.
Now – after further body growth – the spasticity has caught up again. A second round of the proven treatment path can give him more freedom again.
100 people × 10 cents/km × 657 km = €66 per person. Together exactly what Hamza needs.
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