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Comprehensive Pain Scale Description

User Profile: Usednbrokenberrings
Usednbrokenberrings September 13th, 2016

0-10 Scale of Pain Severity/Description of Experience

1 NO PAIN I have no pain.

2 MILD I have a low level of pain. I am aware of my pain only when i think about it.

3 UNCOMFORTABLE My pain bothers me but I can ignore it most of the time.

4 MODERATE I am constantly aware of my pain but can continue most daily activities.

5 DISTRACTING I think about my pain most of the time. I cannot do some of the activities I need to do each day because of my pain.

6 DISTRESSING I think about my pain all the time. I give up many activities because of my pain.

7 UNMANAGEABLE I am in pain all of the time. It keeps me from doing most activities. I often miss work/activities because of my pain.

8 INTENSE My pain is so severe that its hard to think of anything else. Talking and listening are difficult.

9 SEVERE My pain is all I can think about I can barely talk or move because of my pain.

10 UNABLE TO MOVE I am in bed and cannot move due to my pain. I need someone to take me to the ER to get help for my pain.

Jack Harich Pain Scale(2002),adapted Extendicare Heath Services, Inc.(2013)

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User Profile: lovingLynx89
lovingLynx89 September 13th, 2016

@Usednbrokenberrings

Great scale, a lot of people are in need of information. Thank you for taking the time to share. ;)

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User Profile: Usednbrokenberrings
Usednbrokenberrings OP September 14th, 2016

@lovingLynx89 thanks I hope you found it helpful and please SHARE....I think this is something EVERYONE has been asked at some point and are almost always unclear as to what it means...even me and I have been a paraplegic for 31 yrs...this really clarified the entire pain scale thing..

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User Profile: PenguinPower31
PenguinPower31 September 13th, 2016

Thank you for posting! :)

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User Profile: Usednbrokenberrings
Usednbrokenberrings OP September 14th, 2016

@PenguinPower31 ;Pheart

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