9. 07.STIFFNESS;SENSATIONOFTIGHTNESS-
fluid distension of capsule,tenosynovium
or bursa.In the morning ,stiffness increase
and activity decrease due to clearing of
fluid.
08.DURATION OF MORNING STIFFNESS
09.SWELLING-soft tissue,bony &
fluid
10.DEFORMITY-malalignment,subluxation
or dislocation
10. 11.DISABILITY-inadequate function
12.PRECIPITATING FACTORS FOR JOINT
INVOLVEMENT –i)TRAUMA
ii)INFECTION-sorethroat,
urethritis, dysentry
iii)STD
iv)CONTACTWITH
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
13.AGGRAVATINGAND RELIEVING
FACTORS-rest,exercise,activity,imobility
and drugs.
11. PAST HISTORY
1.TRAUMA
2.INFECTION-urethritis,dysentry
3.SIMILAR EPISODES-rheumatic fever,
gout,palindromic rheumatism
4.h/o STD-secondary syphilis
5.CHARCOT JOINT
TREATMENT HISTORY
1.Aspirin,NSAID,steroid,DMARD
2.SURGERY
FAMILY HISTORY
1.Rheumatoid arthritis
2.osteoarthrosis,gout
3.Seronegetive spondyloarthropathies
13. PHOTOSENSITIVITY-development of rash on
exposure to sunlight of less than 30 min.
SLE
SUB CUTANEOUS NODULES
Rheumatoid arthritis,rheumatic fever
Gout,sarcoidosis,SLE,hyperlipidemia
NAIL CHANGES
CLUBBING-fibrosing alveolitis,hypertrophic
osteoarthropathy
PITTING & ONYCHOLYSIS-Psoriasis
SPLINTER HAEMORRHAGE-Small vessel
vasculitis,infective endocarditis.
16. LOOK FOR:
1. SWELLING
2. DEFORMITY
Hallux valgus and varus
Clawing of foot-Fixed flexion deformity due
to small muscle wasting.
Crowding of toes
Sausage deformity of toes
-Psoriatic arthritis
-Ankylosing spondylitis
-Reiter’s disease
3. CALLOSITIES-On points of abnormal
pressures
17. 4. DAY LIGHT SIGN-Abnormal spreads of 2
adjacent toes
5. TENDOACHILLE’S PALPATION-Tendinitis,
Rheumatoid nodules,Xanthoma
6. HEELTENDERNESS-Plantar fascitis
7. TENDINITIS-Tendo achille’s, Peroneal tendon
&Tibialis posterior tendon
8. BURSITIS:Pre-Achilles and retro-achilles
19. TREATMENT
Rest or reduced activity
avoid any barefoot walking
Foot and leg exercises
Ice and Anti-inflammatories
Support your arches with
orthotics