Medical history (history of illness) is an important component in the diagnosis of tennis elbow/golfers elbow (epicondylitis humeri).
Family history
Social history
- What is your occupation? (Is there any chronic overuse of the joint?).
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- What symptoms have you noticed?
- Do you experience pain when moving your elbow?
- Does this occur in both arms?
- When does the pain occur? Is movement against resistance painful?
- Is the area swollen? Overheated? Reddened?
- Do you have sensitivity problems in the arm?
- How long have these complaints existed?
- Do you also have discomfort in other joints?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Do you participate in sports? If yes, which sport discipline(s) and how often weekly?
Self history including medication history.
- Pre-existing conditions (diseases of the musculoskeletal system).
- Operations
- Allergies
- Medication history
