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Ergonomics

For the past year or so, I've been extremely interested in the ergonomics of work furniture. I'm sure you've heard all the rage about standing desks, balance pads, ergonomic mouse and keyboards, etc. Like many others, I was always very skeptical about this stuff. I thought it was just another BS way for people to make money off of millennials looking for a gimmick. Having said this, I had also heard and read about the benefits of ergonomic furniture from legitimate sources. While I was genuinely curious about this subject, I never seemed to be able to convince myself to spend money to find out.

I eventually decided to cave in to my curiosity when I started experiencing neck and back pains from sitting all day front of my laptop (and yes, I realize it's kind of sad for a twenty year old to be experiencing back and neck pains, but it is what it is). And so with that, I decided to buy a height adjustable table at  home to study on. This desk is electrically powered and allows me to switch between sitting and standing throughout my session. In addition, I also purchased an ergonomic chair with adjustable neck and back support because why not. Supposedly, standing desks  can help improve blood flow throughout the body and also reduce tension in the back and neck areas because it is harder to slouch in a standing position. Ergonomic chairs are also supposed to help in a similar fashion by providing neck and back support throughout the spine of the chair. 

Having used the desk and chair for some time now, I can say from personal experience that these ergonomic products are for real. I feel less pain throughout my body and also feel more alert when doing work. Of course, body pain is usually a result of long term habits, and ergonomic furniture will certainly not address the root issue. However, I recommend anybody with similar problems to consider buying these products as they will help nonetheless. Feel free to reach out to me if you want recommendations.