Has anyone ever had their blood pressure taken on their thigh?

Has anyone ever had their blood pressure taken on their thigh? If so, did it hurt?

Not a medical expert here: But why would check your BP in your leg - outside of the fact the arms were not accessible (e.g. injured, amputated, burned, deformed etc) or they are looking for leg circulation problems (PAD)?? “You may be given an Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) test to compare the blood pressure in your ankle and your arm, which are normally the same. If the blood pressure in your ankle is significantly lower, that could be a sign of narrowing leg arteries.”

Some web links state it is more comfortable to take it around the ankle vs the thigh but I didn't see anything that said it was painful.

Maybe a doc out here has a better notions of other reasons BP might be take in the leg vs the arm.

@Bpfetishdoc

Good day and hello,

I have often had my blood pressure measured on my thigh. Especially when I was in my special room with my American heart specialist in the intensive care unit, my blood pressure was measured at all 8 measuring points of the human body. These were and are: on both upper arms, on both wrists, on both thighs and on both ankles.

Even now at home, according to my measurement plan, I have to take an 8-point measurement once or twice a day, where the blood pressure is also measured on the thigh.

It can hurt quite a bit, because the cuffs are placed above the knee and have to be pumped up very strongly. My values fluctuate quite well, at the thigh whereby the lowest value, was at 175/110mmhg and the highest value, was at 280/225mmhg. Often, on the thigh, the cuff is pumped up to 300mmhg, or even above. This gives at long or repeated measurements, very visible welts and marks, on the thigh.

All the best and best regards.

Haven't ecperienced it, but i know it is done to calculate the ankle/brachial index. Also, i have rarely read guidelines saying that in children the pressure should be taken both on arm and leg, i think to check for a condition of the aorta (?).

I have seen thigh cuffs over the years especially on the old WA Baum sphygmomanometers. Sadly, many obese people have to use thigh cuffs on their upper arms now.

As many have mentioned here, I have had an Ankle Brachial index test (ABI) with regular size cuff at arms and just above the ankles. I love having the cuffs inflate above the ankles as the nurses listens w/ the doppler at 2 points on the ankle. The more often the cuff inflates the more I like it : )