"No pain" can also be problematic. A patient whose pain has receded but who remains uncomfortable may feel stuck: there's no number on the 0-to-10 scale that can capture their physical experience.

While seemingly straightforward, rating pain on a scale of 0 to 10 is more complex than it appears, influenced by factors ...

A patient whose pain has receded but who remains uncomfortable may feel stuck: there’s no number on the zero-to-10 scale that can capture their physical experience. Increasingly, pain scientists ...