Pain Scale
Medical Disclaimer
- 1) Pain Free
- 2) Very minor annoyance - mild aches to some parts of the body. No pain medication needed.
- 3) Annoying enough to be distracting. Over-the-Counter paid relievers (such as Naproxen Sodium, Acetaminophen, or topical treatments) take care of it.
- 4) Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still distracting. Over-the-Counter pain relievers remove pain for 3-4 hours.
- 5) Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes. Over-the-Counter pain relievers help somewhat (bring pain level from 5 to a 3 or 4) with pain for 3-4 hours.
- 6) Can't be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to work and participate in social activities. Stronger pain-killers (such as Ultram) relieve pain for 3-4 hours.
- 7) Makes it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep. You can still function with effort. Stronger pain-killers (such as Ultram) are only partially effective. (Stronger pain killers bring pain from a 7 to 4-6.)
- 8) Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse with effort. Stronger pain killers (such as Ultram) are not effective. (Narcotic pain killers do bring this pain down to a level 3 or lower.)
- 9) Non functional for all practical purposes. Cannot concentrate. Physical activity halted. Panic sets in. (Narcotic pain killers bring the pain level down from 9 to the 4-6 level.)
- 10) Totally non-functional. Unable to speak. Crying out or moaning uncontrollably-near delirium.
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