Development of a Novel Counterweight Design for Sit to Stand Workstations

越来越多的人在坐姿上花费的时间越来越长。有明确的证据表明，长时间暴露于坐姿与报告的腰痛率较高有关。下背痛与长时间坐着办公室和工业工作之间的这种联系推动了包括交替站立和坐姿的预防策略。工作时交替坐立的策略已被证明可以减少腰痛，对工作效率的影响最小。为了适应这种姿势的变化，需要可变高度的工作表面，称为坐立工作站。目前的技术阻止这些工作站满足用户高度调节、腿部间隙和到达包络的人体工程学标准。这项研究伙伴关系的目标是将目前关于预防长时间站立和坐着工作时受伤的研究，

An increasing percentage of the population is spending longer and longer periods of time in seated postures. There is clear evidence that longer exposures to seated postures are linked with higher rates of reported low back pain. This association between low back pain and prolonged seated office and industrial work has driven preventative strategies that involve alternating standing and sitting postures. The strategy of alternating sit and stand while working has been shown to reduce perceived low back pain and have minimal impact on work efficiency. To accommodate this change in postures a variable height work surface is required, referred to as sit to stand workstations. Current technology prevents these workstations from meeting ergonomic standards of user height accommodation, leg clearance and reach envelopes. The goal of this research partnership is to incorporate current research on the prevention of injuries during prolonged standing and seated work and