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I am seeing an increasing number of requests for sit-stand desks to combat low-back pain. These are funded from the health and safety budget. What are peoples views and opinions on sit-stand desk. Is anybody procuring them? I'm aware that the evidence on their effectiveness is mixed.
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I've just bought a sit-stand desk for one of our employees. He needs to stand to stretch his legs regularly & will soon be in a wheelchair - a sit-stand desk was the easiest option to get it to the height he needs.
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I have ordered these in the past (when I had a DSE budget!) for individuals who had issues such as chronic back pain or MS. Essentially it was down to the individual’s risk assessment. I would not recommend them for general issue (mainly on grounds of cost).
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We provided one of these for one of our CAD designers who spent his entire day at the computer.
The employee in question had previously been involved in a serious RTA and had back and pelvis issues. The provision of a variable height desk and hi spec chairwas based on medical recomendation from the employee's consultant.
Six months later, the employee left us.
But to answer the question - yes it did work for him.
Edited by user 26 February 2018 12:38:03(UTC)
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5432293/Standing-desks-increase-pain-slow-mental-ability.html
Its in the Daily Mail so it must be right :)
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If an employee has a long term diagnosed medical condition they can call "access to work" (funded by DWP) who with your permission will attend your workplace and carry out a full asessment of the employee at their workstation they will then make recommendations and provide a list of suppliers, depending on the size of your organisation they may well offer funding. We are a small organisation (under 10 staff) we have 2 members of staff with raised desks and specialised chairs the cost to us was zero!
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We have two on site both for ladies with back issues and they love them. They don't use the standing option very much but it does benefit them both when they do.
As another contributor said, they are very expensive but it's also very expensive to have them off long term sick. Swings and roundabouts.
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We provide them where the medical requirement or ergonomist report states we need to otherwise we do not. Our policy is take regular short breaks away from your work station. They work really well for the people who medically require them as it reduces lost time and keeps them medically fit.
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We have purchased around five of these now. We use the VeriDesk (and a Mat). This has always been led by the WSA / DSE. One thing I have noticed within our company is, once one member of staff receives one, other members of staff like the idea of having the option to stand at their desk and enquire about them. They do seem useful and as we encourage a healthy workplace, they are not a bad thing.
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Yes, we are procuring them!
If the evidence for their effectiveness is mixed, it may be that the people they are being bought for have varying degrees of back problem. But I was always told that when sitting, all of your top half body weight is resting on the base of your spine - therefore when you stand and introduce more muscle groups into supporting your self, the result is a 40% reduction in the amount of pressure on the lower back.
Standing at work for longer periods results in improved metabolic rates, lower blood presure and better concentration levels due to less restricted blood flow around the body, and more oxygen to the brain. There was a good program (What the doctor ordered? something like that...) where they did experiments on this. That said, standing all the time is not good for you either!
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