A Question of Scale

As the weather fluctuates between cemetery weather, a day at the beach, and a day in Alaska in the winter, various aches and pains begin to rear their ugly head more and more. So, today it is a question of pain. In 10 Questions with Michael Raugh, he mentioned another hypnotist who refuses to even use the word "pain" during sessions, as it in itself maybe a suggestion in itself. Then there are those who use pain indexes to have a starting and ending point or for a guideline. There are several of these scales.

The Sunday Question is:

Do you use a specific pain scale in your practice or life and if so, which one and why? Or do you not believe in pain scales and if so, why?