Unrelated to topic but I was in hospital recently and nurses came around to do vital,blood pressure oxygen temperature.i was having a high blood pressure. Often I lay with crossed legs but a nurse told me to uncross my legs and blood pressure went down. Why why cross legs increase blood pressure ?

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[–] 4 points 4 months ago

The whole thing is a circuit so increased pressure in one place means increased pressure everywhere in the circuit.

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