My brother built my cutting table and made it a couple of inches higher than standard - it's 38 inches high. That seems to alleviate the back and neck problems because I'm not bending over as far. (My dear brother also built all the cabinets in our house, and all our countertops - kitchen, bath and laundry room - are 38 inches. That's two inches higher than standard and it seems to have helped my back problems.