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  1. a) Sit/stand desk movement may reduce pain- this Standford study found a statistically significant reduction in reports of current low back pain, neck, and upper back pain
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  3. b) Standing improves focus- participants using the sit-stand workstations reported that their pain interfered less with general activity and ability to concentrate
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  5. c) 78% of participants using the sit-stand workstations reported a pain free day by the conclusion of the study
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  7. d) An increase in comfort began being reported approximately 15 days after the introduction of a sit-stand workstation
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  9. e) Low back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=impact+of+sit-stand+workstation+on+chronic+low+back+pain

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Comparisons+of+musculoskeletal+complaints+and+data+entry+between+a+sitting+and+a+sit-stand+workstation+paradigm

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17988646