While seemingly straightforward, rating pain on a scale of 0 to 10 is more complex than it appears, influenced by factors ...

“It’s really sore,” my (Josh’s) five-year-old daughter said, cradling her broken arm in the emergency department. “But on a scale of zero to 10, how do you rate your pain?” asked the ...

Joshua Pate has received speaker fees for presentations on pain and physiotherapy. He receives royalties for children's books. Dale Langford has received honoraria and research support from the ...

Visual scales are one tool. For example, the “Faces Pain Scale-Revised” asks patients to choose a facial expression to ...