Pain TherapyPain DisordersAcute PainMeasurementPain MedicineNeuropathic PainVisual Analogue ScalePain DiagnosisOrthopaedic SurgeryPain SyndromePain ManagementHealth SciencesRehabilitationPain ScalePain-relief ScalePain ResearchPain TreatmentPain MechanismMedicineAnesthesiology
Abstract Of the various methods for measuring pain the visual analogue scale seems to be the most sensitive. For assessing response to treatment a pain-relief scale has advantages over a pain scale. Pain cannot be said to have been relieved unless pain or pain relief has been directly measured.