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Date: _______________    Chart # _______________    Provider ____________________________________
Patient Name (Print) _______________________________________________________________________
Age: _____     Sex: M / F    Dominant Hand: R / L    Height: ___ / ___    Weight: _____    Did you bring X-rays? Y / N
Who requested that you visit this office? (Check one) Doctor (Name) ___________________________________
  Self-Referral Attorney (Name) ____________________________ Other _________________________
1. (CC*) What is the main reason for this visit? Pain Numbness Weakness Other _______________
2. (HPI*) What body part is involved? ______________________________________________________
3. How long ago did it start? ___ Days Wks Mths Yrs     Have you had a problem like this before? Y / N
4. Please check the box which best describes how your problem started and describe below.
  NO INJURY (Onset was)     Gradual Sudden ___________________________________________
  INJURY (From Accident or Sport NOT Auto or Work) Date ________________________________________
  INJURY AT WORK - Date __________    From a Lift Twist Bend Pull Reach _________
  WORK RELATED (But NO injury) - Date __________    How did your job cause this problem?
  AUTO ACCIDENT - Date __________   How was your car hit? ____________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________
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5. On a scale of 0-10 (10 is the worst) how severe is your pain? (circle) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (severity)
6. What is the quality of the pain? Sharp Dull Stabbing Throbbing Aching Burning _________
7. The pain is Constant Comes & goes (Intermittent).   Does your pain wake you from sleep? Y / N
Do you have Swelling Bruise Numbness Tingling Weakness Loss of control of bowel or bladder?
Since my problem started, it is Getting better Getting worse Unchanged ________________________
What makes your symptoms worse? Standing Walking Lifting Exercise Twisting Bending
                                 Lying in bed Squatting Kneeling Stairs Sitting Coughing Sneezing
What makes you feel better? Rest Heat Ice Elevation Other _____________________________
What medications have you taken or been prescribed for this problem? ____________________________________
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Check which treatments that you have tried: Injection Brace Therapy Cane/Crutch
Were you seen in the Emergency Room for this problem? Y / N    Which ER? _______________ Date ____________
What tests/scans have you had for this problem X-ray MRI CAT scan Bone scan Nerve Test
Have you already had surgery for a problem in this same area? Y / N
Procedure #1 __________________________ Surgeon ___________________ City ____________ Date _________
Procedure #2 __________________________ Surgeon ___________________ City ____________ Date _________
Are you out of work due to this condition? Y / N    When is the last date worked your regular job? _______________

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