Printable pain diary templates

Seven free PDF templates, each with the columns that actually matter for that type of pain. Print one, fill it in for a week, take it to your next appointment.

Why not one chart for everything?

A generic pain log asks for time, severity and medication. That's a fine start, but it won't answer every question your doctor is likely to ask. With migraine it's aura, duration and how many days you took painkillers; with endometriosis it's the cycle day; with back pain it's load, posture and whether the pain runs down your leg.

So each template has its own columns. They all share the same layout: one week on one page, plus a weekly review with a simple chart, questions for your next appointment and space for what helped.

Then what? Making use of your filled-in sheets

Most templates stop at the filling-in part. But the value comes afterwards, when lots of rows turn into a few clear statements.

  1. Sum up each week

    At the weekend, fill in page 2: days with pain, worst score, days you took painkillers. It takes five minutes and saves a lot of page-flipping at the appointment.

  2. Compare after four weeks

    Lay the weekly reviews side by side. Does anything repeat, a weekday, an activity, a trigger? Mark it, but don't jump to conclusions: a pattern isn't proof of a cause.

  3. Three numbers for your appointment

    Before you go, write at the top of the first sheet: how many days a month you had pain, how strong it was on average, and what you couldn't do because of it. Those three lines make a good opening.

  4. Take the sheets, keep a copy

    Bring the originals and take a photo first. After any change in treatment, comparing old and new sheets shows whether anything has changed.

When paper gets too much

Paper is a good start. The tedious part is the analysis: adding up weeks, looking for patterns, sorting sheets. That's exactly what PainTrack does for you.

  • Log an entry in seconds on your own scale: 0–10, yes/no or mild/moderate/severe
  • Add circumstances, body location and medication to an entry, with reminders
  • Your trend chart and weekly trends update by themselves
  • With Pro: trigger analysis and a ready-made PDF report for your doctor
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Free for iPhone and Android, no account needed. Your data stays on your device.

This template helps you document your symptoms. It doesn't diagnose anything and is not a substitute for medical advice. If you have new, very severe or unusual symptoms, contact a doctor, or call your local emergency number in an emergency.