No one wants it, yet it's the body's way of getting your attention when something is wrong. You're probably sufficiently in tune with your body to know when the pain is just a bother, perhaps the result of moving furniture a day or two before or eating that third enchilada.
Wrist Blood Pressure Monitors use the radial artery to measure blood pressure instead of the more commonly used brachial artery. The key is to place the monitor on your wrist properly, just above the wrist bone and then to hold your wrist up level with or above your heart.
If your cuff is improperly sized, you will not be able to place the cuff on your arm properly. Step 2. Slide the blood pressure cuff onto your arm. Apply the cuff to a bare arm. If you need to roll up your sleeve, the sleeve should not apply extra pressure to the arm, so change into a short sleeve shirt if needed. Most blood pressure cuffs have a marker that indicates where the cuff should be placed in relation to the brachial artery.