The visual analog scale: Categorizes pain along a horizontal line, ranging from mild to severe. Faces pain scale – revised (FPS–R): Uses a horizontal line, illustrated by facial expressions to ...

Background: Though numerical rating scales (NRS) are frequently used, a subset of patients do not understand the abstract nature on NRS and use quality descriptors of severity. We used a visual analog ...

A pain scale is a tool that doctors use to help assess a person’s pain. Here are the different types and how they’re used. ... Visual analog scale (VAS) Share on Pinterest.