Having a blood pressure reading taken is an important part of preventative health care. That is because having too high — known as hypertension — or too low — called hypotension — blood pressure may ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...

Blood pressure readings may not be accurate unless a person’s arm is positioned correctly, a new study suggests. A comparison of blood pressure readings taken while people held their arms three ...

The way you’re positioned during a blood pressure reading can affect its accuracy, and supporting your arm on a table is best, a new study finds. Lap and side positions resulted in substantial ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results ...

Think back to the last time you had your blood pressure taken. How were you sitting? Where exactly was the cuff? And what specifically was your arm doing? It's such a familiar ritual of going to the ...

Certain arm positions during blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate readings, a new study finds. Researchers discovered two positions, in particular, that may affect your numbers. Experts ...