I work at my desk for 8+ hours a day (with constant breaks). My room is tiny so my desk has to be too but I just have to make it work for now… I'm using the IKEA MICKE which is a cheap crappy 73x50x70cm (WxDxH) desk. This desk is too tall (I'm ~178cm) so I unknowingly raise/shrug my shoulder or overextend my arm leading to discomfort ONLY in my right trapezius muscle (?) and shoulder blade area as I hold my mouse in my right hand.

I already have a height adjustable chair. I need suggestions for a height adjustable desk. I can go up to 100x55cm. I know this is tiny and I assume a height adjustable desk in this size doesn't exist. I can get 4 adjustable OLOV legs from IKEA and DIY tabletop. My only fear is that it will be wobbly, but I don't know for sure. Will it wobble?

Currently the top of my monitor is roughly just below eye level. I'll need to figure out how to raise the monitor with a lower desk, because finding a monitor stand with a short depth is also a challenge (I can't simply get any height adjustable monitor because most of the stands stick out too much, especially on a 50cm depth desk). Monitor arm is an option but I've heard horror stories of the monitor arm falling off the desk…

Please advise as per my situation described. Thank you.


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