Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of bursopathies (bursal disorders).
Family history
- Are there frequent diseases of bones/joints in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Are you experiencing pain? If yes, when does the pain occur?
- Where is the pain localized? At one or more joints?
- Do you have swelling of the joint?
- Do you have any functional limitation of the affected joint?
- Was there a trigger for the symptomatology? Accident?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (metabolic disorders, infectious diseases, muscle and joint diseases, injuries).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history