Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of limb pain.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any muscular or neurological diseases in your family?
Social anamnesis
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- How long has the pain been present? Has the pain changed? Become stronger?
- Where exactly is the pain localized (local (localized)/diffuse (generalized))? Does the pain radiate?
- What is the character of the pain? Sharp, dull, etc.?
- Is the pain dependent on breathing?
- Does the pain intensify or get better with exertion/movement?
- When does the pain occur? Are you dependent on external factors such as stress, weather?
- Do other symptoms occur in addition to the pain in the limbs?
- Have you had an infection recently?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you drink alcohol? If so, what drink(s) and how many glasses per day?
- Do you use drugs? If yes, what drugs and how often per day or per week?
Self history incl. medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (infectious diseases; metabolic diseases; nervous diseases, tumor diseases (cancer), sports injury).
- Operations
- Allergies