1 Before you use it
What it is
Count of body regions with pain in the last week, out of 19. Part of the fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria, used together with the Symptom Severity Scale.
When to reach for it
When widespread pain is part of the picture and you are building a case for medical review.
It also usefully documents distribution over time, which a single body chart doesn't.
Patterns it serves · 1
2 Giving it
Scoring
One point per painful region, 0–19. Use the defined region map, not a free-form body chart.
What it doesn’t measure
Diagnose fibromyalgia, and it says nothing about severity or impact.
3 Reading the score
Interpreting it
Interpreted only in combination with the Symptom Severity Scale, as part of a diagnostic criteria set applied by a medical practitioner. No verified thresholds are carried in our library and none are printed here.
A physiotherapist's role is recognition and referral, not diagnosis.
Is the change real?
Student trap. Counting regions off your own body chart. The 19 regions are defined — use the map.
Official source: rcp.ac.uk. We don't host the form.
This is a learning tool. It does not diagnose patients and does not replace your clinical educator.
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