This assistive standing support relieves pressure and reduces shoulder, neck and back pain! - Yanko Design

When you work in an office, you practise invariably stand up to get more java, lunch, encounter a co-worker you like by the h2o libation and it all gives you a break from the abiding sitting. Similarly, there are also jobs that crave people to be continuing for a long flow of time and nearly of them are in the service manufacture. Nosotros all need to have a break from beingness in one unmarried posture all day long. To make things easier and healthier for those spending all day on their feet, Designer Ming Shiu Lee created Standly Bao – an assistive device for workers that keeps them in a salubrious standing posture and mental country while nevertheless having mobility.

The stand is a slightly tilted structure designed to support three dissimilar pressure points – the hip, knees, and feet. The aim is to provide back up to these points and reduce the pressure on lower limbs thus keeping workers from becoming habituated to a wrong continuing posture which tin can result in long-term wellness problems. When using Standly Bao, the user rests in a position between standing and sitting. The stand up tin be folded upwardly and is able to fit in narrow spaces without obstructing anything. Users can besides fold upward the mat at the bottom into a footrest-like pace that helps them shift their balance and stretch their legs discreetly. The stand helps to correct your posture and convalesce headache, shoulder hurting, neck stiffness, lower back pain, and more.

Multiple people were interviewed to understand the problems they face when working jobs that require them to stand for long hours and the design was made to solve problems with posture, space, and condolement. Physical therapists were likewise involved in the inquiry and prototyping to ensure maximum benefit of the design. There were nine prototypes to test every modification to make sure it aligned with the purpose. Standly Bao doesn't obstruct the user's move and saves space compared to any other solution. It also keeps them alert and rested at the same time, allowing workers to be productive because they are in a improve mental state of heed when their bodies are at ease. It is a universal design that serves anyone looking for an alternative to a continuing desk as well every bit someone with mobility problems who now has a window for more opportunities with support from Standly Bao.

Designer: Ming Shiu Lee