OPQRST is the beginning of a conversation about a patient's pain. Don't limit yourself to the six common questions. Use your patient assessment skills to learn more about the patient's pain. This may help guide your treatments or give you a better understanding of what pathophysiological process is occurring.

Some additional questions might include:

• What were you doing when the pain started?
• Is your pain constant or intermittent?
• Has the pain been constant or has it gradually worsened?
• As your pain travels from the point of origin, how does it change?
• Have you experienced pain like this before? If yes, what was it?
• Have you done anything for your pain like pain medications, ice, or elevation?
• Are there positions or activities that make the pain better or worse?
• What else can you tell me about your pain?

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