Sunday, September 16, 2018

The Bellis Relative Pain Scale

Pain scales seem to focus mainly on descriptive attributes such as "excruciating" or "moderate" but I thought I'd try one based on 'actual' painful conditions that have somewhat dependable levels of pain.


  1. Paper cut
  2. Ache
  3. Bruise
  4. Sore throat
  5. Deep cut
  6. Stomach Ache
  7. Headache
  8. Ear ache
  9. Pulled muscle
  10. Sprained finger
  11. Toothache
  12. Bach ache
  13. Sprained ankle
  14. Broken rib
  15. Broken bone
  16. Surgical recovery