Name:_________________________________________________   Date:_________
Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire:
I. Pain Rating Index (PRI)
       The words below describe average pain.  Place a check mark () in the column
       that represents the degree to which you feel that type of pain.
    None   Mild   Moderate   Severe
                 
1. Throbbing 0   1   2   3  
               
2. Shooting 0   1   2   3  
               
3. Stabbing 0   1   2   3  
               
4. Sharp 0   1   2   3  
               
5. Cramping 0   1   2   3  
               
6. Gnawing 0   1   2   3  
               
7. Hot-Burning 0   1   2   3  
               
8. Aching 0   1   2   3  
               
9. Heavy 0   1   2   3  
               
10. Tender 0   1   2   3  
               
11. Splitting 0   1   2   3  
               
12. Tiring-Exhausting 0   1   2   3  
               
13. Sickening 0   1   2   3  
               
14. Fearful 0   1   2   3  
               
15. Punishing-Cruel 0   1   2   3  
II. Present Pain Intensity (PPI)--Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Tick along scale below for pain:
                          0        1        2        3        4        5        6        7        8        9        10
III. Evaluative overall intensity of total pain experience. Place a (√) in the appropriate column:
     
0 No Pain  
1 Mild  
2 Discomforting  
3 Distressing  
4 Horrible  
5 Excruciating