impingement

Example Sentences

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There’s a belt squat machine, for people with shoulder impingement or spinal compression issues; a bilateral leg press which helps with imbalances; “specialty bars” which help avoid impact on the shoulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

If Roberts’ story was accurate, and Sasaki experienced a shoulder impingement similar to the one that slowed him down last year in Japan, wouldn’t that point to a chronic problem?

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

Marlins: RHP Edward Cabrera was placed on the 15-day injured list for the second time this season due to right shoulder impingement.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

Cobb said he’s accepted that the hip impingement injury he sustained in June is likely to linger the remainder of the season.

From Washington Times • Sep. 12, 2023

The instrument is so sensitive that with a delicate galvanometer it will show the impingement of the heat from a person's hand thirty feet away.

From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis