Pain

Points

Intensity (max. 5 points)—VAS scale

Minimum (0 - 1)

0

Mild (2 - 4)

1

Moderate (5 - 7)

3

Severe (8 - 10)

5

Frequency (max 5 points)

Intermittent (once a month)

0

Sporadic (a few times every week)

1

Frequent (several days a week)

3

Constant (daily)

5

Duration (max. 5 points)

Hours

0

Days

1

Weeks

3

Months/years

5

distribution (max 5 points)

Located

0

radiating

1

Referred

3

Diffuse

5

Associated signs (max. 5 points)

Alterations in limb alignment or limb dysmetria

1

Muscular atrophy

1

Joint deformity

1

Maintained antalgic posture

1

Neurovegetative involvement: vasomotor alterations (hyperthermia, vasodilation, acrocyanosis), sweating or trophic disorders of the skin and appendages.

1

Muscle Tone (max. 2 points)

Hypertonia

1

Normal

0

Hypotonia

1

Absent

2

Muscle strength (max 5 points) Modified scale of the MRC (Medical Research Council)

Absent: total paralysis. (Active muscle contraction is not detected)

5

Minimal: visible muscle contraction without movement.

(Some muscle contraction can be seen or palpated, without movement)

4

Low: movement, gravity removed.

(Can move in the absence of gravity)

3