If the cuff is torn, surgery may be necessary to repair it. The vast majority of people who have impingement syndrome are successfully treated with medication, stretching exercises and temporary avoidance of repetitive overhead activity until the condition settles down.
DEFINITION of 'Featherbedding'. Term used to describe the practice of a labor union requiring an employer to hire more workers than necessary for a particular task. Next Up. Featherbedding has developed over time as unions respond to workers being laid off because of technological change. These lay-offs have caused unions to seek some way to retain workers, even though there may be little work for them to perform.
STRIKE: The direction of the line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane with a bedding or fault plane. The trend of the rock/fault outcrop. DIP: The angle formed by the intersection of a bedding or fault plane and the horizontal plane; measured in a vertical plane perpendicular to the strike. This diagram uses Strike and Dip of repeating rock units to produce a geologic map and to infer the underlying fold. Notice the differential weathering of different rock layers, especially on the right side of the image.