A pain scale is a way for people to measure their pain so that health professionals can help plan how best to control it. Most pain scales use numbers from 0 to 10: 0 means no pain and 10 means the worst pain the person has ever known or felt.
Use the list below to find the number that best describes your pain.
- 0 = No pain
- 1 to 5 = Mild pain
- 6 to 7 = Moderate pain
- 8 to 9 = Severe pain
- 10 = Worst pain possible
Author:Jan Nissl, RN, BS
Medical Review:William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
Last Updated: 04/27/2007
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