Theyâll pay special attention to the arteries in your head. They may also order a blood test. Several blood tests can be useful in diagnosing temporal arteritis, including the following: A hemoglobin test measures the amount of hemoglobin, or oxygen-carrying protein, in your blood.
Incline bench presses and chest presses put you into this position and can provide opportunities for isometric exercise. Choose your favorite or most familiar incline bench-press exercise, such as the Smith machine incline bench press, the level incline bench press or the dumbbell incline bench press.
The best substitute would be your Close-Grip Bench Press, which is the Close-Grip Push Up turned over. Bench Dips and Triceps Dips (like Bar Dips but the body is kept upright, grip is narrower and arms kept in) are other bodyweight exercises that target the triceps to consider.