I can attest to the fact that the children's programs are VERY intense. They are 8 hours a day of PT, OT and psychological therapy, and all the staff set high expectations for what the kiddos can achieve and what is expected of them. But, so far for us, successful. They don't aim to make the pain go away during the duration of the program, but to return kids to functionality with the understanding that if you use the affected regions of the body, eventually the brain will rewire itself to stop sending those pain signals. I can't speak to the long term success of these programs yet, but will try and update here as we move forward after leaving.