Here is a link to a chart that you can print: headache diary.
Recording information about your headaches is helpful in many ways.
1. It will give you something to look back on and see how you have improved.
2. It may help you see if there is a pattern of when and why you have headaches.
3. It may help you become more aware of things that trigger your headaches.
4. It gives the people who are trying to help you a better understanding of the intensity and frequency of your pain. Just saying, “I have headaches.” is not very helpful. Each person is unique, and the headache diary chart helps show the variations.
5. This headache diary has three diagrams of a head (from different angles). You indicate where you feel your headache pain. I use a pencil and shade the area light to dark depending on the severity of the pain. This gives my family a visual depiction of my pain and helps them better understand my level of pain.
This headache diary chart, from the Knoxville Headache Center, is an essential tool in managing your headaches.
Pain Scale
0 - No pain
1 - Some pain but ok
2 - Mild pain, worse
3 - Annoying pain
4 - Distracting pain
5 - Pain too bad to ignore for long
6 - Pain can’t be ignored at all
7 - Pain makes it hard to think & sleep
8 - Pain limits activity, nausea with pain
9 - I cry out in pain
10 – Passed out
Knoxville Headache Center pain scale
