Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain
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Despite enormous differences between acute and chronic pain, the numeric pain scale (NRS) is commonly used in pain research and clinical practice for assessing the intensity of both acute and chronic pain. The use of this scale has been challenged as it may fail to accurately reflect the pure intensity of chronic pain. ⋯ The results suggest that anchoring the NRS can potentially improve the accuracy of reported chronic pain intensity.