Research findings showed the pool of 84 pain descriptors from the McGill Pain Questionnaire can be condensed into a subset of 36 descriptors that fit into 12 categories to describe chronic pain, ...

In this post, I’m going to describe a short and easy practice that can help ease physical pain and other unpleasant experiences, from other types of physical discomfort to mental discomfort, such as ...

After a series of questions, the doctor leans in and asks, “Does your pain buzz?” I answer, “No.” I answer no because, unfortunately, I am not a bee, nor does the 15 minutes of our time together allow ...

Patients should be able to use images and metaphors alongside traditional medical scales to describe their pain to doctors, a new study says. Patients should be able to use images and metaphors ...

Pain scales are tools for people to describe the level of pain they experience. Healthcare workers can also use pain scale charts to assess patients. There are several different pain scales, each with ...

There are two main types of pain, of which include nociceptive pain and neuropathic pain. Psychogenic pain is another term that is sometimes used to describe cases of pain, although this is not an ...

Without medical professionals fluent in indigenous languages or without proper interpretation services in Mexican hospitals, there is a risk that patients will not be able to adequately describe what ...

Chronic pain can inhibit the quality of life of an individual significantly and establishing patterns between triggers that worsen or lessen pain can be difficult. A pain diary to record these ...