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#017 - Dr Euan Lawson - Your Desk Is Killing You; How To Reduce Workplace Pain And Become More Productive

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Is There Evidence for Stand-Up Desks?

I think there is a kind of evidence, there is research that's gone on around dynamic sitting to try to work out if it's all the micro adjustments that makes a difference. So potentially, rather than the Swiss ball actually being something magical in and of itself, it's just forcing you into a position that you could replicate on a normal seat. You've got to sit up straight. I haven't read anything that really convinced me that there's great definitive evidence that makes a great, it makes an enormous difference. The other thing then is you've kind of been standing desks, as you mentioned. I've also got a standing desk at work. Sometimes I say it, sometimes I stand

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