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CastCoverz! creates fun and functional fashions for casts, braces, splints and boots. Our products, our service and our blog helps people feel better so they heal better. We'd love your comments, cast cover stories, broken bones stories and tips!

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How to Keep Sand Out of Your Cast and Walking Boot

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Do your summer plans include going to the beach, but you’re wondering how you’ll keep the sand out of your cast or orthopedic walking boot? We have some solutions for you!  CastCoverz! offers FUNctional products for comfort and care while casted, bandaged, braced, in a boot, or on crutches.

Here are a few tips from CastCoverz! to help keep the sand out of your cast or walking boot:

1.  DryPro –  lets you enjoy swimming at the pool, beach, or lake without the fear of getting your cast wet AND keeps the sand out (available for both arms and legs.) SAFETY ALERT: NOT TO BE USED WITH AN ORTHOPEDIC BOOT!!

2.  Slickerz! – For your leg cast or bandages, cover it with a CastCoverz! innovation, Slickerz!  Slickerz! is a weatherproof protective cover made in-the-USA which keeps 97% of the sand granules out. *Not a waterproof or an immersion-in-water product.

3.  Glad® Press‘n Seal® for your boot or your cast – Press’n Seal seals tight on a variety of surfaces, including skin! Just wrap Press’n Seal around a cast (make sure to overlap so 1″ or 2″ of your skin provides the seal). It will keep you dry for light water activities (splash and plays, sprinklers, etc…) and will keep sand out, too! To keep sand out of your toes while in a boot, wrap your leg with Press’n Seal and then put your boot on. Sand will still collect on the boot, but at least your toes will be sand free! 🙂 CAUTION: FOR YOUR SAFETY never cover the bottom of a boot with any product.

4. BootGuardzXtreme to keep out sand- While many of our customers utilize this innovative product for severe weather conditions (such as rain or snow!), BootGuardzXtreme serves a double purpose! Engineered to stretch around side edge of boot, this cover is perfect for keeping sand OUT of your walking boot; however, it is designed with an open bottom exposing the tread for safety. This product is not waterproof, although the material is water resistant if exposed to moisture. Fits most high and low orthotic walking boots such as DonJoy™, Aircast®, Össur®, Darco®, DeRoyal®, etc. Please check sizing chart for accuracy before ordering! If you’re unsure whether or not this would be a good solution for your next beach trip- don’t hesitate to call us for more info!

5.  Mittz! – Keep sand out of hand casts, braces and splints with Mittz!, our made-in-the-USA impervious to sand and dirt cover. Because it is a seamed product, it is not for immersion in water.

CastCoverz! provides fun, function-able, and fashionable covers for casts, braces, splints, boots, slings, crutches and so much more! These covers will help keep your cast clean and snag-free from items such as your clothing, furniture, and other people! CastCoverz! fabric cast covers are for daily wear (not for sand or water because fabric is a weaved product allowing sand granules/water to seep in).

A Cover for Every Occassion

Don’t let being in a cast or walking boot spoil your summer vacation plans! If you have any questions about our tips or our products, please do not hesitate calling us at 1-800-CASTCOVER (1-800-227-8268).

Go ahead and enjoy the beach!

July 4th Fireworks - 10 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe

July 4th Fireworks – 10 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe

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Are you planning on lighting fireworks or doing sparklers with your children this July 4th?  Many people think sparklers are safe, but they can be just as dangerous as large fireworks, especially for small children.

Children, age five and younger, make up 1/3 of all firework injuries each year.  Their little arms are just too short to hold on to a sparkler!  Did you know a sparkler burns at more than 1200 degrees Fahrenheit, which can cause third degree burns?  Sparklers can also light clothing on fire.  Safe Kids Worldwide recommends young children use glow sticks as a safe alternative to sparklers.

If you choose to light fireworks or use sparklers at home, please be responsible about which fireworks you buy and discuss the dangers with your children.

10 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe:

  1. Have an adult supervise all fireworks & sparkler activities at all times
  2. All participants should wear loose clothing and never carry fireworks in any pocket
  3. The firework lighter should always wear eye protection
  4. Light fireworks outdoors and away from buildings, cars, & dry brush
  5. Fireworks should be lit one at a time
  6. Never try to re-ignite fireworks that don’t light the first time
  7. Do not experiment with homemade fireworks
  8. Keep a bucket of water nearby for emergencies
  9. If someone is injured, immediately go to the hospital.  If an eye injury occurs, do not allow the injured to touch or rub their eye, this may cause more damage
  10. Always remember to follow the fireworks laws in your area

The best thing you can do to protect your children is to not use any fireworks, of course!  Try attending a public fireworks display this year and leave the lighting to the professionals!

Happy 4th of July!

summertime broken bone advice

Summertime Broken Bone Advice

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In our press release, Cast Covers Expert Gives Summertime Broken Bone Advice, owner & founder of CastCoverz!, Annette Giacomazzi, has plenty of helpful advice for parents searching for ways to keep their children break-free, and if wearing a cast, still active and having fun this summer!  Tips such as pay attention, play safe, and keep hydrated are just a few of Annette’s helpful tips.  Read more HERE.

Summer vacation includes many activities centered on the beach or in a swimming pool.  If dealing with a cast this summer, no worries, DryPro waterproof cast protector will help save the summer!  DryPro offers watertight protection, keeping casts (or bandages) completely DRY!

Staying break-free is ideal, of course, but if an accident happens, CastCoverz! has the doctor-approved, patient-requested solutions for summertime broken bones for children and adults alike.  You can find our functional and fashionable orthopedic soft-good products, that help one stay active with a cast here: CastCoverz! online store.  Have a great summer!

Water Fun and Summer Relief (Even in a Cast)!

Water Fun and Summer Relief (Even in a Cast)!

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Tis’ the season for all things FUN in the SUN!… and for most of us that means enjoying the WATER! But what happens when you find yourself stuck in a cast at the peak of the summer season?! At CastCoverz!™ we have items to help you, or your loved one, get through the summer with a cast (or a splint or a PICC line or a bandage) and still have a blast!

Likewise, if you’re going to the beach and have a cast or an orthopedic walking boot (also known as a fracture boot or walking cast) check out our post, How To Keep Sand Out of Your Cast and Walking Boot. 

Read on for waterproof cast fun and relief from hot, itchy and smelly casts:

Waterproof Cast Covers for Arm and Leg Casts 

CastCoverz! is proud to partner with AquaShieldUSA – the oldest manufacturer of cast waterproof products in the United States. AquaShieldUSA waterproof cast covers keeps bandages, casts, splints, PICC line, and prostheses dry from showering/bathing, even swimming. Even so, it is easy to take on and take off, there is no pump, it is latex-free and reusable.

Want to order a waterproof cast cover for your arm or leg cast?
Sizing is very specific. Please refer to our website and videos to obtain correct sizing information (click on links below to be taken to the correct page). 

Waterproof Cast Covers for arms and legs are available for children and adults. 

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CastCooler® for Relief from Itchy Casts

CastCooler Relief for Itchy CastsNo one likes an itchy, hot cast. Unfortunately, those are common side effects of wearing a cast, whether it be summer or middle of winter.  CastCooler® to the rescue!

CastCooler® is designed to concentrate cooling and drying on moist areas under your cast. It will:

  • Cool your cast
  • Reduce odor and itch
  • Freshen your cast
  • Speed dry your cast

CastCooler® fits SPICA casts, breathable fiberglass casts, braces, and splints. It does not work on plaster casts (sorry!). One size fits all!

Click here to learn more about CastCooler® 

At CastCoverz! we know that being in a cast may not be fun, but it doesn’t have to be uncomfortable, itchy, smelly or stop you from running through the sprinklers! Feel Better, Heal Better with CastCoverz!