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How to take Care of your Plaster Cast

plaster cast care

A PLASTER CAST is a rigid support to hold your broken bones together so that they heal.

Do:

  • Keep your affected limb propped up on a pillow when resting to avoid swelling.
  • Exercise any joints sticking out from the plaster e.g. your toes or fingers, to prevent stiffness.

Come back to have your cast checked if:

1. If it gets soft/cracks.
2. You develop increasing pain, numbness, or pins and needles.
3. Your toes or fingers turn blue.

Keep all follow-up appointments.

Do NOT:

  • Wet your plaster.
  • Cut your plaster yourself - come back with any problems.
  • Stand on or rest on any hard surfaces like the back of a chair for the first two days as the plaster needs time to set.

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