Pain Measurement

"Pain Measurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	E01.370.600.550.324
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 Visual Analog Pain Scale Visual Analog Pain Scale Visual Analogue Pain Scale 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pain Measurement".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Physical Examination [E01.370.600]
Neurologic Examination [E01.370.600.550]
Pain Measurement [E01.370.600.550.324]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pain Measurement" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pain Measurement" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 612 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 46 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	5	5
1996	1	1	2
1997	0	3	3
1998	0	7	7
2000	0	5	5
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	13	13
2003	1	17	18
2004	2	13	15
2005	4	16	20
2006	5	14	19
2007	5	10	15
2008	2	24	26
2009	1	26	27
2010	0	23	23
2011	4	24	28
2012	5	27	32
2013	3	32	35
2014	6	29	35
2015	2	31	33
2016	4	34	38
2017	5	41	46
2018	2	30	32
2019	9	23	32
2020	9	23	32
2021	3	18	21
2022	1	11	12
2023	1	6	7
2024	4	19	23
2025	0	5	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain Measurement" by people in Profiles.

Peckham M, Beaulieu CL, Hays K, Lundstern M, MacIntyre B, Osborne C, Rabinowitz A, Service AL, Sevigny M, Abbasi K, Walker WC, Welch A, Tefertiller C. Assessing the Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Cognition: A NIDILRR and VA TBI Model Systems Collaborative Project. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2025 Sep-Oct 01; 40(5):356-367.

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Schwenk ES, Ferd P, Torjman MC, Li CJ, Charlton AR, Yan VZ, McCurdy MA, Kepler CK, Schroeder GD, Fleischman AN, Issa T. Intravenous versus oral acetaminophen for pain and quality of recovery after ambulatory spine surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 06 10; 50(6):483-488.

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Sadacharam K, Furstein JS, Staffa SJ, Li G, Karroum R, Booth JM, Kim E, McCahan SM, Muhly WT, Chidambaran V. Multisite prospective study of perioperative pain management practices for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in adolescents: Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Improvement Network (SPAIN) Project Report. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 06 10; 50(6):455-463.

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Shah KM, Safford DW, Madara K, Cooper J, Sweitzer B, Karduna A, McClure PW. Voluntary activation is impaired in subacromial pain syndrome but improves with pain relief and exercise. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Jun; 34(6):e488-e495.

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Lopez R, Goltz D, Cox R, Yao JJ, Boufadel P, Lazarus M, Ramsey M, Namdari S. Comparison of anterior shoulder pain and internal rotation dysfunction after anatomic and reverse shoulder arthroplasty for osteoarthritis. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 Sep; 34(9):2130-2137.

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Huebschmann NA, Li ZI, Avila A, Gonzalez-Lomas G, Campbell KA, Alaia MJ, Jazrawi LM, Strauss EJ, Erickson BJ. Comparison of clinical outcomes and return to sport between unicortical versus bicortical button fixation techniques for subpectoral biceps tenodesis. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Nov 14; 35(1):2.

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O'Brien JA, Jonassaint CR, Parchuri E, Lalama CM, Badawy SM, Hamm ME, Stinson JN, Lalloo C, Carroll CP, Saraf SL, Gordeuk VR, Cronin RM, Shah N, Lanzkron SM, Liles D, Trimnell C, Bailey L, Lawrence R, Saint Jean L, DeBaun M, De Castro LM, Palermo TM, Abebe KZ. The use of abstract animations and a graphical body image for assessing pain outcomes among adults with sickle cell disease. J Pain. 2025 Jan; 26:104720.

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Lopez R, Schiffman C, Singh J, Yao JJ, Vaughan A, Chen R, Lazarus M, Namdari S. Early postoperative pain is similar after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair vs. short-stay shoulder arthroplasty: a prospective study. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2025 May; 34(5):1199-1207.

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Jeffs E, Pillay EI, Ledwaba-Chapman L, Bisquera A, Robertson SJ, McGrath JA, Wang Y, Martinez AE, Mellerio JE. Pain in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB): findings of the Prospective Epidermolysis Bullosa Longitudinal Evaluation Study (PEBLES). Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2024 Oct 11; 19(1):375.

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Fones L, Ilyas AM, Kasper A, Stevens C, Liss FE, Matzon JL. Mid-Term Outcomes Following Trapeziectomy With Suture Suspensionplasty for Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Aug; 50(8):948-953.

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