Free tools for living with pain

Seven tools and seven templates to record pain, rate it and describe it to your doctor. Everything runs in your browser, with no account, and what you enter never reaches our server.

Tools in your browser

  • Online pain diary

    Log entries in your browser, see how your pain changes and take it along as PDF or CSV. No account.

    For: Anyone who wants to record their pain over days or weeks without installing an app right away.

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  • Headache days counter

    Counts headache days and painkiller days per month and shows whether you are getting close to the 10 or 15 day limit.

    For: People with migraine or frequent headaches who want to keep an eye on their painkiller days.

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  • Doctor visit summary

    The key facts about your pain on a single page, ready to print for your next appointment.

    For: Anyone with an appointment coming up who doesn't want to forget anything important.

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  • Pain scale 0–10

    An interactive scale with a plain description of every level. Can be embedded on your own website.

    For: Anyone looking for a number for their pain, and practices that want to show a scale on their website.

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  • Describe your pain

    Tap where it hurts, pick words for how it feels and get a summary for your appointment.

    For: Anyone who struggles to find the words for where and how it hurts.

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  • Faces pain scale

    Rate pain with faces instead of numbers, for children and anyone who finds numbers hard.

    For: Parents, children from around four years old and anyone who finds a number scale hard.

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  • PAINAD scale for dementia

    Assess pain in people with dementia from five observations, for family carers and care staff.

    For: Family carers and care staff of people with dementia who can no longer say they are in pain.

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Printable templates

Prefer paper? Seven free pain diary templates as PDFs, each with the columns that matter for its type of pain.

All templates

Which tool should I use?

A pain diary is usually enough to get started. In the browser or on paper, what matters is that you note intensity, location and situation soon after and stick to the same scale. After two to four weeks, a pattern often shows up that memory alone would miss.

With an appointment coming up, the doctor visit summary puts the key points on one page. If you are searching for words, the describe-your-pain tool offers them. With frequent headaches, the headache days counter is worth it, because too many days with painkillers can cause headaches themselves.

Rating pain for someone else is harder than for yourself. For children, the faces scale helps; for people with dementia, the PAINAD scale relies on observation rather than words.

For practices, care services and support groups

You can embed the pain scale and the faces scale on your own website for free. The code is a simple iframe without cookies or tracking. You are also welcome to link to this overview in your patient information.

Questions about the tools

Do I need to sign up?

No. All tools work without an account, without an email address and without a download.

Is my health data stored?

Not by us. The tools run in your browser. Only the pain diary keeps your entries in your browser's storage so they are still there on your next visit.

Can I use the tools in my practice?

Yes. You can print the pages, link to them or show the scales on your website with the embed code. You don't need permission.

Are the results a diagnosis?

No. The tools help with observing and describing. Interpreting the results belongs in a conversation with a doctor or nurse.

No. They help you observe and describe pain. They do not diagnose and do not recommend treatment. If you have sudden, very severe or unusual pain, get medical help straight away, and call your local emergency number in an emergency.