“How to measure your arm” Materials

You can click on the links below to access the materials for “How to measure your arm”. Once open you can print and save the file.

Download

• “How to measure your arm” Instruction Sheet
  • This includes: A self-assessment quiz and a form to record your measurements

Watch

Here is a video with the instructions on how to measure your own arm.

Note: The original measuring tape used was the MyoTape Body Tape Measure made by AccuFitness (available on Amazon as of May 2020 at https://www.amazon.com/AccuFitness-MT05-MyoTape-Body-Measure/dp/B000G7YW7Y). We used another model that was less expensive in subsequent studies, but it is no longer available to order. You can find a similar tape using term “body measuring tape” or “body tape measure”.

If citing this methods, please attribute as: Rafn BS, McNeely ML, Camp PG, Midtgaard J, Campbell KL. Self-Measured Arm Circumference in Women With Breast Cancer Is Reliable and Valid. Phys Ther. 2019;99(2):240-253. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy117. PubMed PMID: 30289500 Credits:

Voice over: Elizabeth Milosevic; Story board: Bolette Rafn; Video production: UBC Studios