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My main motivation for buying a standing desk would be saving my back from constant pressure. CTRL+F "back" in this article tells me that the author did not car

My main motivation for buying a standing desk would be saving my back from constant pressure. CTRL+F "back" in this article tells me that the author did not care at all about back problems and thought people bought standing desks to exercise. I already exercise in my spare time and commutes.

samastur 8y ago
Maybe read the article next time. He says standing may help those with lower back and neck pain problems.
- antoineMoPa 8y ago
  I read this exact part. Who does not suffer back pain after hours of sitting? If it does not hurt, does it mean it is still good to be sitting all the time? no. The author sounds like back pain is not a typical problem and that exercise is a huge part of the reason people use standing desks.
  - cletus 8y ago
    Who doesn't? Me, for a start. I've honestly never understood the standing desk thing. I mean if it alleviates back pain or just makes you happy, sure. Why not? It's not a given that everyone suffers back or neck pain from sitting though.
    - senorjazz 8y ago
      sample size of one, but I have suffered lower back pain for about 15 years. It is always there, but worse some times than others. When it is bad, I cannot sit in the chair for more than a couple of minutes. Standing at the desk (well a box on a desk that my laptop goes on) the pain is reduced so can at least get a days work done.
    - jboy55 8y ago
      Raises hand, another one who's back doesn't hurt while sitting.
  - basejumping 8y ago
    Purely anecdotal, I had developed some back and neck pain a few months ago from sitting too long at work. I did some workouts (freeletics) and within 1-2 weeks all the problems went away.
  - rootusrootus 8y ago
    Anecdotally, me. At least since I bought a proper office chair (Leap v2), I can sit all day with no back pain. If I sit for several hours without moving I may be a little stiff when I stand up, but no pain. Just a reminder that I'm old and I shouldn't be sitting for three-four hours straight.
  - bradlys 8y ago
    I never suffer back pain from sitting. Expert chair sitter here. Well over 30,000 hours in the game. Been sitting 10+ hours/day for 15 years now. Only thing that ever hurts significantly for me is my neck - which comes from poor posture and it's fixed by being just slightly conscious about it. So maybe you experience back pain but not everyone does.
lilactown 8y ago
Yeah I can't understand this. I've been in constant lower back pain for years, with it getting considerably worse over the last 12 months. All of the experts have told me that it is some condition or other primarily caused by (and definitely exacerbated by) sitting for extended periods of time. I literally haven't sat in an office chair for longer than 20 mins for the last 12 weeks and my back is so much for the better.

samastur 8y ago

Maybe read the article next time. He says standing may help those with lower back and neck pain problems.

antoineMoPa 8y ago
I read this exact part. Who does not suffer back pain after hours of sitting? If it does not hurt, does it mean it is still good to be sitting all the time? no. The author sounds like back pain is not a typical problem and that exercise is a huge part of the reason people use standing desks.
- cletus 8y ago
  Who doesn't? Me, for a start. I've honestly never understood the standing desk thing. I mean if it alleviates back pain or just makes you happy, sure. Why not? It's not a given that everyone suffers back or neck pain from sitting though.
  - senorjazz 8y ago
    sample size of one, but I have suffered lower back pain for about 15 years. It is always there, but worse some times than others. When it is bad, I cannot sit in the chair for more than a couple of minutes. Standing at the desk (well a box on a desk that my laptop goes on) the pain is reduced so can at least get a days work done.
  - jboy55 8y ago
    Raises hand, another one who's back doesn't hurt while sitting.
- basejumping 8y ago
  Purely anecdotal, I had developed some back and neck pain a few months ago from sitting too long at work. I did some workouts (freeletics) and within 1-2 weeks all the problems went away.
- rootusrootus 8y ago
  Anecdotally, me. At least since I bought a proper office chair (Leap v2), I can sit all day with no back pain. If I sit for several hours without moving I may be a little stiff when I stand up, but no pain. Just a reminder that I'm old and I shouldn't be sitting for three-four hours straight.
- bradlys 8y ago
  I never suffer back pain from sitting. Expert chair sitter here. Well over 30,000 hours in the game. Been sitting 10+ hours/day for 15 years now. Only thing that ever hurts significantly for me is my neck - which comes from poor posture and it's fixed by being just slightly conscious about it. So maybe you experience back pain but not everyone does.

lilactown 8y ago

Yeah I can't understand this. I've been in constant lower back pain for years, with it getting considerably worse over the last 12 months. All of the experts have told me that it is some condition or other primarily caused by (and definitely exacerbated by) sitting for extended periods of time. I literally haven't sat in an office chair for longer than 20 mins for the last 12 weeks and my back is so much for the better.