impingement
Unwelcome boundary crossing
Impingement is the act of encroaching or pressing against something.
In medicine, it describes tissue being compressed where it shouldn't be—a rotator cuff impingement occurs when shoulder tendons get pinched during movement.
More broadly, anything that impinges restricts or interferes: the impingement of regulations on small businesses, noise impingement from the highway.
Unauthorized entry onto property
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
infringement · transgression · incursion · advance · penetration · infiltration · boundary · territory
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
blockage · constriction · narrowing · pressure · compression · crowding · stenosis · occlusion
Communication or physical touch
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- wearCarry on person
erosion · abrasion · clearance · tolerance · alignment · bearing · valve · piston
Upper arm joint
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- arthroscopyMinimally invasive joint procedure
decompression · acromion · labrum · biceps · hip · joint · MRI · inflammation
trespass
Unauthorized entry onto property
- intrusionUnauthorized entry into space
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- oversteppingExceeding appropriate bounds
encroachment · infringement · transgression · incursion · advance · penetration · infiltration · boundary · territory · overreach
restriction
Limit on action
- limitationBound on extent
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
impediment · blockage · constriction · narrowing · pressure · compression · crowding · stenosis · occlusion · throttling
contact
Communication or physical touch
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
wear · erosion · abrasion · clearance · tolerance · alignment · bearing · valve · piston · cam
shoulder
Upper arm joint
arthroscopy · decompression · acromion · labrum · biceps · hip · joint · MRI · inflammation · pain
jet
Forced fluid stream
cooling · surface · velocity · stream · flow · target · splatter · erosion · coating · turbine
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- musculoskeletal injuriesfracture, sprains, strains, strain, sprain
- Shoulder Problemsrotator cuff tear, frozen shoulder, dislocated shoulder, separated shoulder, shoulder pain
- foot injuriesankle sprain, ankle fracture, broken toe, stress fracture, plantar fasciitis
- incursionsincursion, foray, raid, invasion, intrusion
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
impingementclearance
Permitted passage or approval
separation · gap · spacing · distance · detachment
impingementfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · autonomy · independence · latitude · non-interference