- Onset ("When did your pain start?")
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- Location ("Where does it hurt?")
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- Duration ("How long does your pain last?")
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- Character ("How does your pain feel?", ie, aching, burning, shooting, tingling)
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- Alleviating/Aggravating ("What makes your pain better/pain worse?") and Attribution ("What do you think is the cause?")
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- Radiation ("Does this pain spread anywhere else?")
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- Temporal pattern ("Does your pain vary over the course of a day?")
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- Symptoms associated ("How does your pain impact your physical function, your mood, your sleep?")
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