Improve Blood Pressure Checks
The following may help you obtain a better, more accurate reading the next time you have your pressure checked in the harried office.
- Insist on being seated for at least 3 minutes before your pressure is taken. Even walking from the waiting room back into an examining room will briefly increase your blood pressure.
- Take several deep, relaxed breaths in and out before the doctor begins to check your blood pressure.
- Relax all your muscles, particularly focusing on the tightness in your neck and shoulders.
