Does intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment improve pediatric headache-related disability?

To examine the effectiveness of intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment for improving disability in children with chronic headache using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model as a conceptual framework for disability assessment. Children with chronic headache ( After rehabilitation, disability reduced on the Headache Impact Test-6 from severe impact at admission to some impact at follow-up ( Findings of this study support the effectiveness of intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment for improving disability in children with chronic headache.Implication for rehabilitationIntensive interdisciplinary pain treatment is effective for improving pain and disability in children with chronic headaches.Application of the ICF model to disability assessment suggests that children with chronic headaches may experience significant disability, even when standardized assessments of physical capacity are normal.The modified Bruce protocol, Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory - Computerized Adaptive Tests, and Headache Impact Test-6 appear particularly valuable in understanding the nature of disability in children with chronic headaches.