Regardless of whether you’re at the doctor’s or at home—but especially with the latter—it’s important to know how you hold ...

An inaccurate reading due to poor arm position could lead to misdiagnosis of high blood pressure or unnecessary treatment. As ...

Certain commonly used arm positions may result in inaccurately high blood pressure readings and lead to a misdiagnosis of ...

A new study found that about 17 million Americans don’t fit properly in the standard blood pressure cuffs that come with most ...

Recent research has shed light on a crucial factor affecting blood pressure readings: arm position during measurement.

Patients should advocate for proper blood pressure measuring techniques to ensure accurate readings and prevent overdiagnosis of hypertension. The study reveals that arm position can significantly ...

The researchers found that when people had their arms hanging by their sides during the reading, their systolic pressure was ...

Proper arm positioning during blood pressure checks significantly impacts accuracy, as highlighted by a study in JAMA ...

Researchers concluded that improper arm position could result in 40 to 54 million people being misclassified as having hypertension.

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