Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.” I trained as a physician and ...

"But on a scale of 0 to 10, how do you rate your pain?" asked the nurse. My daughter's tear-streaked face creased with confusion. "What does 10 mean?" "10 is the worst pain you can imagine." ...

J Rheumatol 34: 8–18 Researchers from the US have shown that the visual analog pain scale (VAS) is superior to the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) scale for assessing ...