New research has found that some arm positions – such as resting the arm on the lap – can lead to substantially overestimated blood pressure readings. Britta Pedersen/dpa People may end up ...

A new study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine explored the ways that different arm positions during blood pressure readings can affect the outcome. According to their findings, three ...

Commonly used arm positions, such as hanging unsupported at the side or with the hand placed in the lap, for blood pressure testing can significantly overestimate levels, according to results from a ...

Certain arm positions -- supported on a lap or hanging by the side of the body -- led to significant overestimation of blood pressure readings compared with standardized positioning, a randomized ...

When blood pressure readings are taken, people are often sitting in a chair with their arm hanging at their side. A new study has shown that this arm position may actually be dramatically affecting ...

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) ...