WUNC

A misplaced arm position can skew blood pressure readings

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 ...
AOL

During blood pressure check, there's a right way and wrong way to hold your arm, study finds

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 ...
Forbes

These 2 Arm Positions Can Lead To Higher Blood Pressure Readings

You might want to arm yourself with this knowledge. The position of your arm could significantly increase your blood pressure readings, according to a study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
6abc News

Arm position makes a difference in blood pressure readings, new study shows

Margaret Graham, 74, has her blood pressure checked while visiting the Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Friday, July 13, 2018. AP Photo/Allen G. Breed PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) ...

Certain arm positions commonly used for blood pressure checks may lead to inaccurate results. Here’s the right way to do it

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s ...
NBC DFW

Arm position during blood pressure check may lead to wrong reading, study finds

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 ...
AOL

Can arm position affect blood pressure readings?

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 ...