Commonly used arm positions can overestimate blood pressure readings: study

I've never seen a nurse not insist on the right position.

However I've always wondered how much of a difference my long torso makes when my blood pressure is measured. I'm 6'3", and it's mostly torso. The result is that a table that is the right height for most people, is low for me. And adjusting the table to match my body is something that I've seen a lot of variation on.

Seems it would be easy to equip exam rooms with a set of basic foam blocks that could help with patient positioning for this and other routine procedures.

Can any medical professionals chime in on how it's usually done for tall folks?

"Long torso body type" is, in general, an under-appreciated factor in ergonomics and product design, IMO.

A couple of off-the-cuff examples:

-The longer your torso, the worse a laptop computer affects your neck and posture. For long folks, upright posture requires keyboard and monitor to be vertically separated even more than most off-the-shelf monitor/desk/keyboard trays will allow. So a monitor hinged directly to a keyboard is the worst of all possible configurations.

-Most recent automotive seats seem to force the head forward, excessively curving the spine, and the longer the torso the worse the effect.

On the opposite side of the bell curve, a safe driving position is hard to achieve for drivers around 5ft tall and under. Correct/safe distance from airbags and pedals seems to be overlooked for those of shorter stature.

I wish solving problems experienced by body proportion outliers was a higher priority for product companies.

Add clothes to that list. It's such a pain in the butt to find shirts made for people who are long torso without ending up with a shirt that's larger in every other dimension too. Even ones specifically labeled 'tall'

Why are recent auto head rests doing this? I hate it and I am nearly to the point of removing the head rest when I drive (but maybe that has downsides in an accident scenario).

You need to find brands that have a slim sizing variation, coupled with a tall sizing variation. Ex j crew pre private equity, had good slim tall offerings.

That isn't just recent automotive seats. I've been having that problem for decades. Particularly bad offenders are Budget rental trucks and airline seats.

But it is getting worse. The more ergonomic they try to make the seat, the worse it is to sit in. My usual reaction to renting a car is, "Well, there's another model that I'd never consider buying."

Wish I knew! My tentative plan for my next vehicle is to fabricate a custom head rest/restraint.