Posted by drummer (209.105.133.100) on January 16, 2000 at 10:23:24:
I believe that Jack Boyd and others have hit the nail on the head with a hammer that is inserted into my left eye when they say, "pain is subjective". For quite some time scientists, researchers and doctors alike have been trying to come up with "scales" to document pain. Even before our friend Bob Kipple sat down to type the "Kip Scale" after he had endured yet another Cluster attack; there were "pain scales". Here is a "link" that explains some history behind Pain on the Scales. At the bottom there are references to various other "pain scales". Just Click Here to view the article on the problem with "pain scales".