"It's really sore," my (Josh's) five-year-old daughter said, cradling her broken arm in the emergency department. "But on a scale of 0 to 10, how do you rate your pain?" asked the nurse. My daughter's ...

Likert scales are widely used in the medical and mental health systems, as they are a useful tool for rating everything from mood to pain levels. For autistic people, however, Likert scales can be ...

"On a scale from one to ten, how would you rate your pain?" is the standard question doctors ask to assess pain. The problem is that pain tolerances vary, and one person's "three" may be someone ...

Doctors can use several tools to assess your pain level with ankylosing spondylitis. Being as specific as possible in describing your symptoms can help doctors determine effective treatment options.