Sit/stand table usability design and evaluation

久坐不动的活动，如坐在办公桌前或开车，会对健康产生许多负面影响，这促使公司、科学家和健康从业人员提倡人们减少坐着的时间。更糟糕的是，越来越多的人花更长的时间保持坐姿。除了一般的健康问题外，有明确的证据表明，坐姿与腰痛的发病率较高有关。这种腰痛和长时间坐着工作之间的联系促使人们采取了包括站立和坐姿交替的预防策略。研究表明，工作时坐立交替的策略可以减少腰痛，但对工作效率的影响最小。为了适应这种姿势的变化，需要一个可变高度的工作台面，称为坐/站工作站。最近与我们的工业合作伙伴取得的进展导致了新技术的发展，使非动力坐/站工作站达到人体工程学标准

Prolonged sedentary activities, such as sitting at a desk or driving, have been linked with many negative health effects, prompting companies, scientists and health practitioners to advocate for people to reduce the time they spend seated. To compound this, an increasing percentage of the population is spending longer periods of time in seated postures. In addition to general health concerns there is clear evidence that exposure to seated postures is linked with higher rates of reported low back pain. This association between low back pain and prolonged seated work has driven preventative strategies that involve alternating standing and sitting postures. The strategy of alternating sit and stand while working has been shown the potential to reduce low back pain yet have minimal impact on work efficiency. To accommodate this change in postures a variable height work surface is required, referred to as sit/stand workstations. Recent progress with our industrial partner led to the development of new technology allowing a non-powered sit/stand workstation to achieve ergonomic standards