Members Ernest Buckley Posted April 30, 2016 Members Posted April 30, 2016 After years of back issues, knee issues, and a recent visit to my acupuncturist who said my circulation was "poor", I think its time to make the switch to a standing desk. Can anyone recommend an adjustable desk? Do you know anyone who is using one? What are they reporting?
Members Ernest Buckley Posted April 30, 2016 Author Members Posted April 30, 2016 Just wanted to add… I`m looking at this one… http://www.standupdeskstore.com/60-crank-adjustable-sit-to-stand-up-desk-w-heavy-duty-steel-frame
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 1, 2016 Members Posted May 1, 2016 I don't know of one specifically. But there are ones in which you can have a sort of stand that is on your desk that simply raises up so that way you can stand most of the time, but also sit back down. I've also seen others that are attached to a treadmill! I don't use one of these. But I do sit on an exercise ball in my studio a lot of the time, which helps engage your core, so it helps to some degree.
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 1, 2016 Author Members Posted May 1, 2016 I don't know of one specifically. But there are ones in which you can have a sort of stand that is on your desk that simply raises up so that way you can stand most of the time, but also sit back down. I've also seen others that are attached to a treadmill! I don't use one of these. But I do sit on an exercise ball in my studio a lot of the time, which helps engage your core, so it helps to some degree. Ken, is this the one you`re referring to? http://www.varidesk.com/standing-desk-pro-plus-36?gclid=CKK54cy3ucwCFU5ZhgodKYYDCw I don`t like the bulkiness of it. What I like about the one I posted above is that my monitors sit on the side of my iMac and they would rise up with the desk when needed.
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 1, 2016 Members Posted May 1, 2016 I don't know if it's the exact same one, but it's the same idea. And yeah, that sounds like a good idea with respect to the monitors.
Members blue2blue Posted May 1, 2016 Members Posted May 1, 2016 I'd say it's going to depend on a lot of factors... after some preliminary findings, the quick-money types rushed to 'fill the need' -- but as more follow-up has proceeded, the supposed benefits don't seem so clear cut. Stand To Work If You Like, But Don't Brag About The Benefits "What we actually found is that most of it is, very much, just fashionable and not proven good for your health," says Dr. Jos Verbeek, a health researcher at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. Verbeek says that the studies he and his co-authors analyzed came to conflicting conclusions about whether sit-stand desks reduce sitting time. Even the best research available wasn't great, the researchers write in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. The studies were either too small to be significant, the scientists say, or were poorly designed. For example, most were not randomized controlled trials, and the longest study followed participants for only six months.
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 1, 2016 Members Posted May 1, 2016 In my opinion, the most effective sort of work environment is where you are shifting positions. I believe this means you change from an exercise ball to a seat to standing to lying down and also, simply getting up and stretching and walking around to other things. I'm not a doctor, so I don't know this for a fact. It's my opinion. However, I've been told by one or two that I'm reasonably bright, so maybe this will help.
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 1, 2016 Author Members Posted May 1, 2016 In my opinion' date=' the most effective sort of work environment is where you are shifting positions. I believe this means you change from an exercise ball to a seat to standing to lying down and also, simply getting up and stretching and walking around to other things. I'm not a doctor, so I don't know this for a fact. It's my opinion. However, I've been told by one or two that I'm reasonably bright, so maybe this will help. [/quote'] Did you stay at a Holiday Inn last night?
Members UstadKhanAli Posted May 2, 2016 Members Posted May 2, 2016 I didn't. I'm writing this because, straight up, I care about you. And I want to give you the best advice I know how.
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 2, 2016 Author Members Posted May 2, 2016 I hear you Ken. I rebooted the Yoga again so hopefully that`ll start moving the chi around. E
Members Anderton Posted May 5, 2016 Members Posted May 5, 2016 I believe the reason I don't have RSI despite non-stop hand usage is using a variety of keyboards and alternating between a touch pad, mouse, and trackball. Rememver, the "R" in RSI stands for repetitive. The less you do the same thing over and over, the better. I'm no doctor, nor do I play one on TV, but I would think that getting up and taking a walk periodically would be more beneficial than having a fad desk.
Members Dendy Jarrett Posted May 5, 2016 Members Posted May 5, 2016 You could go to this extreme: A desk that you can stand or lay down at - http://altwork.com
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 5, 2016 Posted May 5, 2016 If only I could attach my entire control room's worth of equipment to that chair...
Members philboking Posted May 5, 2016 Members Posted May 5, 2016 Strange thing: I could only see 3 responses till I logged in, then I saw all 13. What Up Wid Dat?
Members tbry Posted May 5, 2016 Members Posted May 5, 2016 Pilates,work on your core...free youtube vids...follow along. After about a month of crying cause your abs will be killing you it starts to get better...if you feel your back starting to go out or hurt suck in yer bellybutton. It really works...My back has bothered me for years...Started working on my core and Wow, it has changed my life...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted May 7, 2016 Author Members Posted May 7, 2016 You see the third option? The lying down position… I`ll take a desk that does that but nothing would get done for sure except sleep.
Members UstadKhanAli Posted June 4, 2016 Members Posted June 4, 2016 EB, just in case this is useful at all... https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/smart-standing-desk-world-s-best-sit-stand-desk#/
Members Ernest Buckley Posted June 4, 2016 Author Members Posted June 4, 2016 Pilates' date='work on your core...free youtube vids...follow along. After about a month of crying cause your abs will be killing you it starts to get better...if you feel your back starting to go out or hurt suck in yer bellybutton. It really works...My back has bothered me for years...Started working on my core and Wow, it has changed my life...[/quote'] Yeah, my trainer has been telling me this for over a year. I hate ab work... And it bothers my back if I do it everyday... The Gods honest truth is I have/had several injuries that prevented me from running which I love. Then I put on lots of weight and my back started to give me problems. Its an endless loop. Now with the extra weight, its hard to get back into the shape I used to be in. Part of the problem is that everything I do involves sitting so I was thinking a desk that elevated would alleviate some pain. I started going back to accupuncture and the back is really improved. The pain used to hover around a 7-8 all the time. Now its down to a 2-3. So I`m getting back to living... Its hard to explain to someone who has never had back pain how much it hinders the rest of your life. I`m glad things are improving. I`m still debating over the desk... part of me likes the Argosy Halo desk which does not elevate but it would be nice to have all my gear within arms reach. I`ll probably make a purchase in the Fall... right now with summer so near, I will not be in the studio nearly as much.
Members nat whilk II Posted June 4, 2016 Members Posted June 4, 2016 Yeah, my trainer has been telling me this for over a year. I hate ab work... And it bothers my back if I do it everyday... The Gods honest truth is I have/had several injuries that prevented me from running which I love. Then I put on lots of weight and my back started to give me problems. Its an endless loop. Now with the extra weight, its hard to get back into the shape I used to be in. Part of the problem is that everything I do involves sitting so I was thinking a desk that elevated would alleviate some pain. I started going back to accupuncture and the back is really improved. The pain used to hover around a 7-8 all the time. Now its down to a 2-3. So I`m getting back to living... Its hard to explain to someone who has never had back pain how much it hinders the rest of your life. I`m glad things are improving. I`m still debating over the desk... part of me likes the Argosy Halo desk which does not elevate but it would be nice to have all my gear within arms reach. I`ll probably make a purchase in the Fall... right now with summer so near, I will not be in the studio nearly as much. I feel your/my pain, bro. Similar here - I jogged for decades, but developed neuropathy in my feet for reasons the docs have not been able to figure out. So goodbye jogging except for short stints on the treadmill. The jogging kept the weight off apparently, 'cause it put me on a slow, stealthy weight gain that I'm now dealing with as a real problem. Strange for me, 'cause I was always the skinny guy growing up and into middle age, so there's a kind of unreality to it all that feeds the denial mechanism. But no denying the back pain. Just to throw out my own anecdote - I now use the elliptical trainer at the gym, set the throw on "high stepping" and stay on the thing for 45 min- 1 hr. Getting my knees up a bit due to the high-step setting stretches my lower back and rear end muscles and tones them up pretty seriously. And gets a lot of circulation going everywhere. Feels like a long slow massage by the time I get back home. Can't get by without it as my desk job plants my butt in the chair for such long stretches of time. If the docs have told you to wear compression socks, I'll add my endorsement. I know they are really dorky old-person things to wear, but they will help with circulation a lot. Especially if varicose veins run in your family...you don't want to be dealing with that, too, at some future point. Of course everyone has their advice, so I claim no special insight. But wishing you all success dealing with Brother Ass (assuming, with your Catholic background, you'll know the reference nat whilk ii
Members Ernest Buckley Posted June 6, 2016 Author Members Posted June 6, 2016 Strange for me, 'cause I was always the skinny guy growing up and into middle age, so there's a kind of unreality to it all that feeds the denial mechanism. nat whilk ii Yes, I used to be the "healthy one." The one who ran 2 miles a day, did Yoga, etc... had lots of energy to go all day, "the athletic one". Then a torn meniscus in each knee at the same time around 2003 and a broken toe sidelined me in 2003 for 3 years... think 40 lb. of weight gain by 2006 weighing 260. Then the back started to ache. Add another 30 lbs soon after. Before I knew it I went from 220 in 2000 to 260 in 2006, then balloned up to 290 by 2013. Something had to give... 70 lbs in 10 years.... not healthy. Anyway, acupuncture, a weight trainer, and some dietary changes have improved my health but I`m still a long way.
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