In columbus, ohio an auto-worker approaches an assembly line for an intense shift of affixing brake lines to a Honda Pilot The car is suspended inside a giant carrying harness, similar to ones that hang from ceiling girders in other Honda auto plants. This assembly line, however, consists of one car, and the worker is an Ohio State University graduate student draped in wires, sensors and electrodes that record every move. This is OSU's Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing, where engineers apply the latest biomechanical technology to the struggle against the pinched neck and slipped disc.
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