Handgrip strength training has been found to be an effective way of reducing the dangers of high blood pressure, which can be ...
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 ...
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Certain commonly used arm positions may result in inaccurately high blood pressure readings and lead to a misdiagnosis of ...
About 6.7% of U.S. adults—nearly 17 million Americans—don't fit in the blood pressure cuff that comes standard with many ...
A brilliant new scheme is backed by celebrity chef Poppy O’Toole and the Daily Mirror, which aims to give up to 140,000 ...
New research shows that different arm positions can produce different blood pressure readings. Blood pressure readings taken ...
If you also suffer from white coat syndrome (thank you, anxiety), you might be accustomed to the nurse testing your blood ...
A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s ...
One key mistake has been linked to far higher readings than if taken the way the NHS recommends - sitting in an upright chair ...
A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during ...
The study confirms that arm position during BP measurement makes a "huge difference" in the accuracy of the results.