Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Family history
- Do any other people in your family suffer from these symptoms?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What changes have you noticed?
- How long have these changes existed?
- Do you suffer from hand numbness, painful paresthesias, paralysis, or pain in the hand/forearm area?
- Do these changes always exist or only after certain activities?
- Do you wake up at night due to pain/numbness in the area of your hand?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is very mild and 10 is very severe, how severe is the pain?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
Self anamnesis incl. medication anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (metabolic diseases / diabetes mellitus, injuries).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
