Technology increased our expectations. We wanted more information all the time, faster ways of working and the ability to produce more. Like the Sorcerer’s Apprentice we wanted more and more and more.
And while more information, increased data and better methods of production are what we got, what we might not have expected was the increase in musculoskeletal injuries due to repetitive motion. Some data suggests that one-third of all injuries are related to repetitive work.