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Standing desks - badback

Posted: Jun 08, 2014

I am just wondering if any MTs out there have tried these standing desks that seem to be so popular. I get the general idea that sitting all day is bad for you, but I am just not sure this works for our line of work. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Not comfortable for me. - Please sm

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I keep trying to work standing up, but because of the foot pedal, I have to stand pretty much in one position. This causes backache. It may be doable if one can use keyboard controls instead of the pedal. One of these days I am going to try working at a raised desk surface and sitting on the edge of a bar stool (in the office, people, not at a bar). See how that works out.

If you look at any of the - images of this standing

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desk online, none of them are trying to do transcription with a foot pedal. What I did see is a chair/stool designed specifically for the adjustable height standing desk at something called incredible things. Would probably make it a lot more comfortable. HTH

look for a - standing task

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chair

Standing Desk - try bosu chair

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I have been hearing a lot of success with the bosu ball as a chair. They say within 6 weeks or less, back pain is better, core strength is improved, posture, etc. Good luck on what you decide.

I tried that before - love my chair

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I bought a desk with a switch that would raise & lower the desk, figured I could switch back and forth between sitting and standing. But like the other poster said, it was too hard to stand and work the foot pedal for more than a few minutes. Not having to use the foot pedal might make it easier. I even thought it would be fun to have one of those treadmill desks... get my workout in at the same time! But again, there's that darn foot pedal issue.

I would suggest getting a good chair, and make time for exercise... even walking around the house for a few minutes every couple of hours might help. I finally got smart and bought a Herman Miller Mirra chair a few months ago and my back pain was gone within the first week. Now I just need to take my own advice and get some exercise!

Here's what I do......best of both worlds... - Kiki

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Sitting for so long is not good but neither is standing for the same....so I have a sit/stand desk. I go back and forth about every 1-2 hours, sitting, standing, sitting, standing. As for the pedal, I have THREE foot pedals. I have each of them situated in different positions, one for the right foot, one for the left foot, and one in the middle so I can switch my standing position around. Relieves fatigue, better on the body.

Standing desks - Roxcat

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I've been using a standing desk for about a year now and I love it. I type on a laptop, so I just stand and type for an hour or so and then sit and type for awhile. I just keep switching back and forth throughout the day. I also have an exercise bike with a sort of foam top on the handlebars that allows you to put your laptop on it. So, I also type while exercising on the bike. This helps to offset the sedentary nature of our jobs - especially now that we're working twice as many hours for 1/2 the pay as from the "good old days" when transcriptionists actually could make a decent living!

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