[header] How to describe pain [title] Look at the pain scale. [step] The pain scale is used by doctors to help determine the severity of your pain. The pain scale is numbered from 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain and 10 being the most severe pain. 
You can rank your pain on the scale by choosing a number on the scale. The scale is as follows : [substeps] 0-no pain, feeling perfectly normal.