Mankoski Pain Scale-FYI

Mankoski Pain Scale


Mankoski Pain ScaleCopyright © 1995, 1996, 1997 Andrea Mankoski. All rights reserved. Right to copy with attribution freely granted.

0-- Pain Free No medication needed.
1-- Very minor annoyance - occasional minor twinges. No medication needed.
2-- Minor annoyance - occasional strong twinges. No medication needed.
3-- Annoying enough to be distracting. Mild painkillers are effective. (Aspirin, Ibuprofen.)
4 --Can be ignored if you are really involved in your work, but still distracting. Mild painkillers relieve pain for 3-4 hours.
5-- Can't be ignored for more than 30 minutes. Mild painkillers reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
6-- Can't be ignored for any length of time, but you can still go to work and participate in social activities. Stronger painkillers (Codeine, Vicodin) reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
7-- Makes it difficult to concentrate, interferes with sleep You can still function with effort. Stronger painkillers are only partially effective. Strongest painkillers relieve pain (Oxycontin, Morphine)
8-- Physical activity severely limited. You can read and converse with effort. Nausea and dizziness set in as factors of pain. Stronger painkillers are minimally effective. Strongest painkillers reduce pain for 3-4 hours.
9-- Unable to speak. Crying out or moaning uncontrollably - near delirium. Strongest painkillers are only partially effective.
10-- Unconscious. Pain makes you pass out. Strongest painkillers are only partially effective.