It can be surprisingly difficult describing pain and symptoms and exactly how pain feels.

Each of us experiences our pain differently, making it highly subjective—and that makes it a challenge for a doctor to evaluate.

Try this Worksheet to help you build vocabulary. Pain and pain symptoms Worksheet  PDF

There is a useful site to describe pain and symptoms to a doctor.

In this podcast you can hear 4 people describe the ailments and accidents that they had, including a last one that is more self-inflicted than an accident.