Recently, I have had many patients provide me with information about the patient’s condition from sources, hoping that I would provide some treatment options. This type of visit saves time and is convenient for the patient, but it is very difficult for the physician to give a more satisfactory answer to the patient (compared to an outpatient visit) because, the information provided by the patient to the physician is not comprehensive enough. For patients with joint disorders, I suggest that at least the following simple information be provided online: 1. the patient’s age; 2. the duration of the joint pain and the cause of the initial pain; 3. the course of the condition (gradual aggravation or little change, aggravation after exertion and relief after rest, etc.); 4. the movement associated with the joint pain (how far can I walk, pain going up and down stairs or walking on a flat road, pain when squatting and standing up, etc.); 5. whether the joint has swelling, fever, deformation, extension and flexion, etc. 6. what kind of treatment has been received and how effective it is; 7. relevant imaging data; 8. any gastrointestinal diseases such as gastric ulcer (some drugs for arthritis are not suitable for patients with gastric diseases).