"Pain Measurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.
| Descriptor ID |
D010147
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.550.324
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| Concept/Terms |
Pain Measurement- Pain Measurement
- Measurement, Pain
- Measurements, Pain
- Pain Measurements
- Assessment, Pain
- Assessments, Pain
- Pain Assessments
- Pain Assessment
- Analgesia Tests
- Analgesia Test
- Test, Analgesia
- Tests, Analgesia
- Nociception Tests
- Nociception Test
- Test, Nociception
- Tests, Nociception
McGill Pain Questionnaire- McGill Pain Questionnaire
- Pain Questionnaire, McGill
- Questionnaire, McGill Pain
- McGill Pain Scale
- Pain Scale, McGill
- Scale, McGill Pain
Analogue Pain Scale- Analogue Pain Scale
- Analogue Pain Scales
- Pain Scale, Analogue
- Pain Scales, Analogue
- Scale, Analogue Pain
- Scales, Analogue Pain
- Analog Pain Scale
- Analog Pain Scales
- Pain Scale, Analog
- Pain Scales, Analog
- Scale, Analog Pain
- Scales, Analog Pain
Formalin Test- Formalin Test
- Formalin Tests
- Test, Formalin
- Tests, Formalin
Tourniquet Pain Test- Tourniquet Pain Test
- Pain Test, Tourniquet
- Pain Tests, Tourniquet
- Test, Tourniquet Pain
- Tests, Tourniquet Pain
- Tourniquet Pain Tests
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 2010 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| 2014 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
| 2018 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2019 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Measurement" by people in Profiles.
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A virtual knee replacement (vKR) multi-component endpoint for knee osteoarthritis based on patient-reported PROs: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2025 Nov; 33(11):1372-1381.
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Clinical study of a micro-implantable pulse generator for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain: 3-month and 6-month results from the COMFORT-randomised controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 07 04; 50(7):561-567.
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Efficacy of a Multimodal Pain Protocol on Postoperative Opioid Use and Pain Reduction for Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Oct; 39(10):2691-2699.
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Pain management in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis: an international expert consensus statement. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 May 14; 184(6):342.
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Managing Donor Site Pain After Alveolar Bone Grafting: A Comparative Analysis of Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel), Bupivacaine-Soaked Gelfoam, and ON-Q Ropivacaine. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Jun 01; 36(4):1291-1296.
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Operative Treatment of Flail Chest Injuries Does Not Reduce Pain or In-Hospital Opioid Requirements: Results from a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 May 07; 107(9):928-935.
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Anticipation, perception, and recollection of acute pain from local anesthesia injection prior to Mohs surgery. Arch Dermatol Res. 2025 Feb 25; 317(1):490.
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Home-Based, Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves the Overall Pain Experience of Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis. Pain Res Manag. 2025; 2025:1783171.
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Addition of aerobic physical activity to resistance exercise for hip osteoarthritis (PHOENIX): a randomised comparative effectiveness trial. Lancet Rheumatol. 2025 May; 7(5):e343-e354.
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Care Models to Improve Pain and Reduce Opioids Among Patients Prescribed Long-Term Opioid Therapy: The VOICE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2025 Feb 01; 185(2):208-220.