Frequency

Intensity

Is it intermittent or constant?

What is the quality of the pain? Sharp or dull? Throbbing? Squeezing?

Radiation

Severity Timing

Does the pain move to other parts of the body?

On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is the pain?

When did the pain begin? How long does it last? Does anything make it worse or take the pain away? What precedes the pain?