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S you get back to work in the new year, bear in mind the desk you’re chained to. Sitting incorrectly can cause anything from back pain to constipation — and even affect your creativity — so make sure you’re sitting well.

Janice Korte is an ergonomist with office furniture supplier Formfunc Studio. Experts in the science of work and the body, ergonomists study human capabilities in relation to work demands, or how our bodies function at work.

Standing desks are one solution, as they make you move around rather than sitting for hours at a time, but they are not always practical.

How you sit at a traditional desk can be adjusted.

“The problem is that when people sit at their desks, they are upright, eyes focused downward at a laptop or