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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...