Medical history (history of illness) is an important component in the diagnosis of symphysitis (pubitis).
Family history
Social history
- What is your occupation?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Can you show me (describe) exactly where the pain is localized?
- Is the pain always in the same place?
- How long has the pain been present?
- Did the pain start slowly or suddenly?
- Is the pain more throbbing, pounding, stabbing, pulsating, or dull?
- Do you have pain when walking or climbing stairs?
- Can you stand on one leg while getting dressed?
- Do you radiate pain?
- Groin region?
- Hip?
- Thigh?
- Is there a trigger for the pain?
- When does the pain occur, during the day and/or at night?
- Do you have any functional limitations due to the pain? If so, which ones?
- On a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 is very mild and 10 is very severe, how severe is the pain?
- Do you have pain at night that wakes you up?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- How often do you exercise per week and at what intensity?
- What kind of sport do you practice?
- Do you suffer from sleep disorders?
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day?
- Do you drink alcohol? If yes, 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 (bone / joint diseases, injuries).
- Surgeries
- Allergies
- Medication history