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How can I sit ergonomically on the floor when using a low table?
There are a few tricks which can make the cross-legged position comfortable:
Sitting more "crossy" - if you are not flexible enough to align your heels one in front of another, cross your ankles or ...
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Exercise Ball Vs. Desk Chair
There are actually studies about sitting in a regular chair vs. an exercise ball. Here and here for example. Neither seems to show net benefits. The limitations of both studies are small sample size ...
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Can mechanical keyboards alleviate the pain of RSI (vs. regular keyboards)?
Most searches I conducted for this lead to unreferenced opinion pieces or articles on sites selling mechanical keyboards.
However, I found an experimental study conducted in the Philippines in 2022 ...
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Which type of chair is best to avoid back pain?
I can share my personal experience with you. I'm a 31 year old guy with a sedentary job where I need to spend hours on my computer. I developed lower back pain around 6-7 years ago and more recently ...
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Using X-ray to diagnose unilateral chronic neck and/or shoulder pain from decades of computer work
Yes, many physicians will be very prone to use X-ray or MRI to diagnose one-sided shoulder pain in an otherwise healthy person, but not necessary as the first thing. There is a variety of physical ...
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Unilateral shoulder injuries due to decades of working in front of a computer
The differential diagnosis of a unilateral shoulder pain associated with computer work:
Mouse shoulder due to inappropriate arm position during working with a computer mouse (CCOHS, Acta Inform Med)
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is there evidence that determines the appropriate amount of standing time in a day?
Aren't you in luck, I asked a very similar question over in physical fitness SE:
https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/31109/how-effective-are-standing-desks
Here is the top answer:
A ...
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Piano bank healthy for computer work?
First, congrats on actually being more comfortable sitting up-right. I've yet to master the talent.
In short, I can't say the relation between old piano players in great health is directly related ...
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