Pain scales of 1-10 are a classic example especially the way clincians interpret them. People have wildly different experiences of pain and their 10 is another

Pain scales of 1-10 are a classic example especially the way clincians interpret them. People have wildly different experiences of pain and their 10 is another persons 4. Yet the clinical guidance is usually only treat above a 6 and if the patient isn't scream and wreathing around its not an 8 or more. So if your calm and in control the only acceptable answer is 6 or 7. The clinical interpretation ignores the scoping and they can provide no levelling understanding of pain its not related to certain events. In my experience if they see someone struggling to move around and follow instructions in the hospital then they will just pump some morphine in so the patient can comply and they can quickly get on with things but its not driven by the level of pain the person is actually in when left alone in their hospital bed or at home.