The McGill Pain Qu estionnaire Overview: The McGill Pain Questionnaire can be used to evaluate a person experiencing significant pain. It can be used to monitor the pain over time and to determine the effectiveness of any intervention. It was developed at by Dr. Melzack at McGill University in Montreal Canada and has been translated into several languages. Sections: (1) What Does Your Pain Feel Like? (2) How Does Your Pain Change with Time? (3) How Strong is Your Pain? What Does Your Pain Feel Like? Statement: Some of the following words below describe your present pain. Circle ONLY those words that best describe it. Leave out any category that is not suitable. Use only a single word in each appropriate category - the one that applies best. Grou p Descriptor Points 1 (temporal) flickering 1 quivering 2 pulsing 3 throbbing 4 beating 5 pounding 6 2 (spatial) jumping 1 flashing 2 shooting 3 3 (punctate pressure) pricking 1 boring 2 drilling 3 stabbing 4 lancinating 5 4 (incisive pressure) sharp 1 cutting 2 lacerating 3 5 (constrictive pressure) pinching 1 pressing 2 gnawing 3 cramping 4 crushing 5 6 (traction pressure) tugging 1 pulling 2 wrenching 3 7 (thermal) hot 1 boring 2 scalding 3 searing 4 8 (brightness) tingling 1 itchy 2 smarting 3 stinging 4 9 (dullness) dull 1 sore 2 hurting 3 aching 4 heavy 5 10 (sensory miscellaneous) tender 1 taut 2 rasping 3 splitting 4 11 (tension) tiring 1 exhausting 2 12 (autonomic) sickening 1 suffocating 2 13 (fear) fearful 1 frightful 2 terrifying 3 14 (pinishment) punishing 1 gruelling 2 cruel 3 vicious 4 killing 5 15 (affective-evaluative-sensory: miscellaneous) wretched 1 blinding 2 16 (evaluative) annoying 1 troublesome 2 miserable 3 intense...
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