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In the 2018 Cochrane review, workstation adjustment and sit-stand desks each had no measured effect on upper limb pain or discomfort compared with no intervention.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Workstation adjustment (one study) and sit-stand desks (one study) did not have an effect on upper limb pain or discomfort, compared to no intervention.”
Ergonomic interventions for preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb and neck among office workers, Vincent C.W. Hoe et al., Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018, Results, physical ergonomic interventions.
Open the original (DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD008570.pub3)- What it measures
- Each result comes from a single study, so it is a weak basis for a conclusion either way.
- What it does not show
- One study each. Absence of evidence in these studies is not proof that the changes are useless.