The 1-10 scale is very clearly defined: 0 Pain free 1 Very minor annoyance-occasional minor twinges 2 Minor annoyance-occasional 3 Annoying enough to be

The 1-10 scale is very clearly defined: 0 Pain free 1 Very minor annoyance-occasional minor twinges 2 Minor annoyance-occasional 3 Annoying enough to be distracting 4 Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still distracting, 5 Can’t be ignored for more than 30 minutes. 6 Can’t be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to work and participate in social activities. 7 Make it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep, you can still function with effort 8 Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse with effort. Nausea and dizziness may occur. 9 Unable to speak, crying out or moaning uncontrollable- pain makes you pass out 10 Unconscious. Pain makes you pass out.