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

High blood pressure is often managed through at-home self-monitoring, a routine which can be difficult to manage for patients ...

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

“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 ...

Improper arm positions sometimes used during blood pressure screenings may lead to significantly overestimated readings, ...

Two commonly used arm positions used in clinics to take a blood pressure reading could overestimate the results and lead to a ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that there are common arm positions that can significantly throw off blood pressure measurements.

Published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the study found that putting an arm on the lap overestimated systolic ...

A study reinforces the importance of supporting the arm and placing the BP cuff at heart level, as guidelines recommend.

Hypertension – more commonly known as high blood pressure – is often considered the king of chronic diseases. Approximately ...

A Simple Guide to Getting Accurate Blood Pressure Readings - Taking an accurate blood pressure reading is really important.