Do pain scales truly improve acute pain management in the ED? These results lead to a serious question regarding the true meaning of pain scores: "which scores on a single-item pain scale signify ...

Those with migraine had had pain for at least 12 months and the acute pain group had undergone orthopedic surgery within the past 24 hours. Pain intensity was measured with numeric and verbal rating ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Markman and colleagues asked 537 patients (median age, 62.2 years; 61.6% women) if their pain was tolerable.

Numerical rating scale pain scores accurately measure pain intensity in relation to perceived need for medicine, pain relief and pain satisfaction in children, according to a study published in ...

If you're in the hospital or a doctor's office with a painful problem, you'll likely be asked to rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10 – with 0 meaning no pain at all and 10 indicating the worst pain ...

We use the numeric pain scale in our skilled care facility, but many of our residents can’t communicate well. Is there another suggestion? Patients/residents over 65 are the fastest growing age group ...

If you're in the hospital or a doctor's office with a painful problem, you'll likely be asked to rate your pain on a scale of 0 to 10 – with 0 meaning no pain at all and 10 indicating the worst pain ...