Are you experiencing pain and finding it difficult to remember the details to discuss with doctors? This pain log app will help you keep track of your pain not to have to rely on your memory. A pain log tracks degree of pain, symptoms, and medications, and activities that cause discomfort. With this pain log you can easily record your experiences and then print and take to your medical provider, or save in a digital format.
Use this diary to record your pain and what you did to ease it each day.
When one is in constant pain, the overall mobility can be affected and one can become dependent on medication for relief. Moreover, there is a higher risk of mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety. Keeping track of one’s pain in a pain log can be beneficial, in the sense that it will guide the diagnosis in the right direction and it will help one’s physician recommend more adequate treatment solutions. By keeping a diary of your pain, you might be able to discover if stress, sleep deprivation or weather changes have contributed to your symptoms or not.
This diary is ideal for;
- complaints / pain in your back, shoulders or neck.
- fibromyalgia, rheumatism and arthritis
- chronic pain
A pain diary can play an instrumental role in the management of chronic pain and help health professionals to gain a comprehensive understanding of the pain experienced by the patient. This helps to avoid gaps in the history, and certain patterns that can be addressed with or without pharmacological intervention can be implemented.
The benefits of a pain diary are clear and it is evident that recording the characteristics and changes of your pain can help to improve overall management. Keeping a pain diary can assist to:
- Establish patterns of pain (e.g. flare ups at certain times, temperatures or after activities)
- Understand effective management techniques (e.g. which therapies provide best pain relief)
- Improve patient-practitioner communication (e.g. more comprehensive information to make therapeutic decisions)
It is not necessary to note every moment that pain is experienced, which could be counterproductive due to increased focus on pain and higher rates of non-adherence.
Instead, it is recommended to make an entry in the diary at certain times throughout the day, often in the morning, midday and before bed. This helps to maintain a regular record of events that provides valuable information about pain and its management. Additionally, it limits the recording of pain to certain times and should not lead to an increased focus on pain at other times of the day.
