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. 2011 Sep 23;11(3):276–283. doi: 10.1007/s12663-011-0287-9

Table 1.

VAS scale to evaluate pain: reference values given to patients [12, 15]

Score
0 No pain The patient feels well
1 Slight pain If the patient is distracted he or she does not feel the pain
2 Mild pain The patient feels the pain even if concentrating on some activity
3 Severe pain The patient is very disturbed but nevertheless can continue with normal activities
4 Very severe pain The patient is forced to abandon normal activities
5 Extremely severe pain The patient must abandon every type of activity and feels the need to lie down