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. Pain cards with pictures to describe feelings and poetry ...

The Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating scale is a self-assessment tool that helps communication about physical pain. It uses a combination of faces, numbers, and words, providing multiple ways for a person ...

We often talk about a “normal” level of pain as if it’s something universal - but is there really such a thing? For someone living with a chronic condition, or an 85-year-old with arthritis, zero pain ...

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 ...