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. 2014 Apr 3;2:e338. doi: 10.7717/peerj.338

Table 1. Average pain ratings.

Body location Pain rating
Medical terminology Layperson terminology Average rating Standard deviation
Anterior vertex Skull 2.3 0.6
Third distal phalanges (foot) Middle toe tip 2.3 0.6
Proximal humerus, dorsal aspect Upper arm 2.3 0.6
Buttocks Buttock 3.7 0.6
Dorsal aspect of leg Calf 3.7 0.6
Posterior trunk, lumbar region Lower back 4.0 1.7
Anterior aspect of proximal thigh Upper thigh 4.7 1.2
Anatomic wrist, ventral aspect Wrist 4.7 0.6
Foot, plantar surface Foot arch 5.0 1.7
Distal arm, dorsal aspect Forearm 5.0 n.a.
Popliteal fossa Back of the knee 5.0 1.0
Posterior neck, cervical region Back of the neck 5.3 1.2
Postauricular Behind the ear 5.3 1.2
Hand, dorsal aspect Top of the hand 5.3 1.2
Foot, dorsal aspect Top of the foot 6.0 1.0
Abdomen Abdomen 6.7 0.6
Third distal phalanges Middle finger tip 6.7 0.6
Nipple Nipple 6.7 0.6
Axilla Armpit 7.0 0.0
Buccal aspect of face Cheek 7.0 0.0
Hand, anterior aspect Palm 7.0 0.0
Scrotum Scrotum 7.0 0.0
Body of penis, dorsal aspect Penis shaft 7.3 0.6
Tubercle of superior lip Upper lip 8.7 0.6
Anterior nares Nostril 9.0 0.0