A musculoskeletal model of low grade connective tissue inflammation in patients with thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO): the WOMED concept of lateral tension and its general implications in disease

Table 1 Outline of the WOMED clinical examination protocol

Position	Parameter	Characteristics
Sitting or standing	Eyes in orbit	Symmetry, angular displacement
	Orbit on head	Symmetry, angular displacement
	Head on neck	Rotation, tilting
	Neck on trunk	Rotation, tilting, tender points
Standing	Hip	Medio lateral height symmetry
Unloaded supine position	Leg axis	Symmetrical position, axial rotation
	Feet on shank	Extension, inversion
Functional propioceptive	Foot inversion	Changes in the test muscle
test	Foot rotation	Moving toes phenomenon

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