3.4.- Pain scale

Video about the most painful things a human can experience

Collaborative exercises d, e and f on page 31.

How the pain scale should be explained video

Collaborative exercise b on page 32

Pain sensations: Stabbing, Aching, or Throbbing? How to Describe Your Pain to a Doctor

 

Different pain sensations result from different injuries and/or conditions. In some cases, expressing the pain sensation or sensations you feel plays a key role in diagnosis and treatment.

 

Do your best to specifically describe the type of pain you feel. Here are some adjectives you may use when describing discomfort:

Achy: Achy pain occurs continuously in a localized area, but at mild or moderate levels. You may describe similar sensations as heavy or sore.

Dull: Like aching pain, dull discomfort occurs at a low level over a long period of time. Dull pain, however, may intensify when you put pressure on the affected body part.

Raw: Rawness usually affects the skin. If you have raw-feeling pain, your skin may seem extremely sore or tender. Sharp: When you feel a sudden, intense spike of pain, that qualifies as “sharp.”

Sharp pain may also fit the descriptors cutting and shooting.

Stabbing: Like sharp pain, stabbing pain occurs suddenly and intensely. However, stabbing pain may fade and reoccur many times. Stabbing pain is similar to drilling and boring pain.

Throbbing: Throbbing pain consists of recurring achy pains. You may also experience pounding, beating, or pulsing pain.

 

If you still feel unclear on an aspect of pain description, inform your doctor. He or she can ask more targeted questions to better understand what you’re going through. While pinning down an exact description can sometimes be difficult, doing so will better arm you and your doctor to treat the root cause of your pain.

 

When you experience pain, begin thinking of it in the terms outlined above. You may also find it helpful to keep a record of when you feel pain, the sensations your pain consists of, and the pain’s intensity.

 

Source: Southwest Florida Neurological & Rehab Associates (2018) Stabbing, Aching, or Throbbing? How to Describe Your Pain to a Doctor on https://swfna.com/stabbing-aching-or-throbbing-how-to-describe-your-pain-to-a-doctor/ (Searched on the 2^nd of April 2022 at 9:25am)

Stabbing or burning pain video

Collaborative exercises c,d, and e on page 33