Pain Scale
The assessment of pain is a critical step to providing good pain management. That said, it's important to know what the numbers between zero and ten really mean from a doctor's perspective so that they can better understand the patient's needs.
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Scientists have long been searching for some objective way to measure pain. Now researchers in Switzerland have come up with what they believe is a better and more objective way to measure chronic pain utilizing a barcode. Those of us who live with chronic pain are very well acquainted with how difficult it is to communicate our pain…
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Lene Andersen, Health Guide, commented on Using a Barcode to Evaluate Chronic Pain ooooh, so cool! How wonderful that people are starting to look for alternatives…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, commented on Do Women Feel Pain More Intensely Than… To be honest, I think they were more interested in showing that…
Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide, answered I have had skin pain for my entire… There is a name for what you describe – allodynia. Allodynia is…
Christina Lasich, MD, Health Pro, answered What do you do or ask for when your Rx… I am not in a position to give a second opinion. But I can say that "end…
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