Sit quietly for at least five minutes before taking the first reading, and do not talk during the reading. At the first visit ...

A new study finds that the way your arm is positioned during a blood pressure reading can skew measurements, sometimes ...

Body position: Readings should be taken while the patient is seated with their back supported, feet flat on the floor, and arm supported at heart level. Sitting on an exam table without back support ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins reveals that improper arm position during blood pressure checks can lead to inaccurate ...

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

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

Researchers have found that improper arm positioning can affect the accuracy of blood pressure readings. The study is ...

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 ...

“One of my hopes is that this will help inform patients as to how to do this on their own and also to tell their health care ...

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 ...