The treatment we explore in this episode incorporates intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment (meaning that it uses a mix of physical therapy and psychotherapy), which is widely accepted in the medical community as the most effective way to treat chronic pain conditions. What makes the RAPS program unique from other interdisciplinary approaches is their attitude towards pain medication and the emphasis on diverting attention away from pain as a topic and as an identity. The RAPS treatment program at Children's Mercy Kansas City is certainly not appropriate for all pain patients and it's not even always recommended for children with AMPS.