Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of tendinosis calcarea (tendon calcification).
Family history
- Are there frequent diseases of tendons or bones/joints in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Where exactly is the pain localized?
- What is the character of the pain? Sharp? Dull?
- How did the discomfort start:
- Suddenly or slowly increasing?
- A wrong movement or an overload?
- After an accident?
- By what does the pain increase:
- Load-dependent (indications of possible degenerative changes)?
- At rest?
- At night (inflammatory cause)?
- Provocation by a typical movement?
- In the case of professional activity?
- In sports?
- Do you have any functional limitations in the affected area?
- If the shoulder is affected:Have you been able to determine that the lateral guidance of the arm is not possible or only possible to a limited extent?
- Have you noticed any weakness in the muscles?
Vegetative anamnesis including nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you do a lot of sports? If so, which sports?
Self history incl. medication history.
