NO GAIN

‘Dimensions of Pain’ categorised in a celebrated medical questionnaire:

Sensory
Flickering, Quivering, Pulsing, Throbbing, Beating, Pounding
Jumping, Flashing, Shooting
Pricking, Boring, Drilling, Stabbing, Lancinating
Sharp, Cutting, Lacerating
Pinching, Pressing, Gnawing, Cramping, Crushing
Tugging, Pulling, Wrenching
Hot, Burning, Scalding, Searing
Tingling, Itchy, Smarting, Stinging
Dull, Sore, Hurting, Aching, Heavy
Tender, Taut, Rasping, Splitting

Affective
Tiring, Exhausting
Sickening, Suffocating
Fearful, Frightful, Terrifying
Punishing, Gruelling, Cruel, Vicious, Killing
Wretched, Blinding

Evaluative
Annoying, Troublesome, Miserable, Intense, Unbearable

Miscellaneous
Spreading, Radiating, Penetrating, Piercing
Tight, Numb, Drawing, Squeezing, Tearing
Cool, Cold, Freezing
Nagging, Nauseating, Agonizing, Dreadful, Torturing

Source: the McGill-Melzack Pain Questionnaire