Mother’s Day is coming and mom is recovering from an orthopedic event…wondering what to buy her? You can help mom feel better, so she heals better with CastCoverz! The oh-so-common Mother’s Day gifts are chocolates and flowers. Think outside the (chocolate) box this year and give mom a fun AND functional gift she’ll appreciate during this inconvenient and uncomfortable time in her life.
CastCoverz! provides much needed comfort and function, in addition to adding some style. Whether mom is wearing an arm or leg cast, gimping around on crutches, using a cane, wearing a walking boot, or has her arm in a sling, CastCoverz! has just the perfect Mother’s Day gift!
Products range from cast covers (to keep her cast covered, clean, & snag-free), designer color crutches and canes (in fun colors with quality construction), padded crutch covers (there’s even a handy crutch bag), to walking boot covers (covering those toes and that ugly boot), the Evenup Shoe Balancer (evens gait while wearing a boot), and fashionable arm slings (designed with function in mind by adding a thumb loop for wrist support & comfy faux-fur strap).
With many designer colors and fabrics available, you can choose one or two that are just perfect for her. Whether it’s bold and beautiful or simple and neutral, CastCoverz! has mom covered this Mother’s Day with fashionable and functional orthopedic accessories.
Happy Mother’s Day!
*CastCoverz! offers same day shipping (when placed before 2:30 pm PST) with delivery in 2-3 business days with U.S Priority Mail (Fedex overnight shipping is also available).
Good bone health is vital. Our bones protect our vital organs—the heart, lungs, liver, and brain. They provide the framework for the entire body, allowing us to move and live independently. But, say you’ve broken a bone. It might be your wrist, which cracked when you slipped on an icy patch and fell. Or maybe you broke your leg skiing, or your arm, or hip, or fingers or toes. Unfortunately, accidents do happen.
Bone is living tissue. When it breaks, cells from the blood flow into the injured area and start the process of turning into new bone. Healing time varies, depending on the severity of the injury, your general health, your sleep habits, hydration, and how much daily exercise you get.
Your diet can make an appreciable difference in your healing time, as well. Your body must have a steady supply of certain nutrients to build new bone, remodel injured bone, and maintain bone that already exists. You can choose to eat in a way that helps that process along.
Good bone health requires, first of all, a well-rounded, nutritious diet. A healthy one includes foods that are high in protein, like lean meat, chicken or fish (or beans and legumes, if you prefer), nuts and eggs, and an abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits of all kinds every day. Limit foods that are high in carbohydrates, like those made from refined white flour. Focus instead on whole-grain breads, pastas, and cereals. Stick to healthy, plant-based, unsaturated fats for cooking and eating, like olive or canola oil, and avoid sugary foods and beverages except as rare special treats.
Calcium is one of the most important minerals needed for bone health and healing. Other parts of the body need calcium, as well, and the bones act as calcium storehouses. Foods that are rich in calcium include: Milk, yogurt, cheese, almonds, broccoli, kale, collard greens, mustard greens and other green leafy vegetables, liver, beans & legumes, shrimp, canned salmon with bones, other saltwater fish, and calcium-fortified soy products.
When it comes to bones, however, you also need to get an adequate daily amount of vitamin D. Your gut can’t absorb the calcium you eat without this essential nutrient. One of the best ways to get enough vitamin D is to spend some time each day outside, in the sunshine. When the ultraviolet rays of the sun hit your skin, your body produces vitamin D endogenously, making it the only vitamin that we don’t necessarily have to get from the foods we eat. But be mindful about staying out in the sun for too long. Sunburn can cause skin cancer. Try not to spend more than 10 minutes at a time out in the sun, unprotected.
Although there are only a few foods that supply vitamin D in the diet, they do exist. They include: Cod liver oil, salmon, swordfish, tuna fish, sardines, liver, egg yolk, orange juice fortified with vitamin D, vitamin D-fortified milk (whole, skim, or non-fat), swiss cheese, fortified yogurt, and fortified cereals. You can also get vitamin D from supplements, either prescribed by your doctor or over-the-counter at the drugstore. Recommended dosage is between 400 mgs and 1,000 mgs daily. Take care, though: more than 2,000 mgs of vitamin D per day can be toxic.
Calcium and vitamin D are both essential for bone health throughout your life. Make sure you’re getting enough of both each and every day.
Leslie Vandever is a professional journalist and freelance writer with more than 25 years of experience. She lives in Northern California.
References: Vitamin D. (2014, Nov. 10) National Institutes of Health. Retrieved on December 19, 2014 from http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/ Bone Health for Life: Health Information Basics for You and Your Family. (2014, July) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. Retrieved on December 19, 2014 from http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/bone_health_for_life.asp Making Wise Choices in Each Food Group. (2014) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved on December 19, 2014 from http://www.veteranshealthlibrary.org/Search/142,41395_VA Bone Health: Tips to Keep Your Bones Healthy. (2013, Feb. 9) Mayo Clinic. Retrieved on December 19, 2014 from http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/adult-health/in-depth/bone-health/art-20045060
The New Year rang…and you have to deal with being on only one foot, for the time being. If you want to do things as right as possible during your recovery, here are a few tips:
Tip#1: Think About Health
When you are recovering from a foot or ankle injury or a surgery, you need to allow your body to heal. The best thing you can do for your overall health is to eat in a healthy manner. Your body needs nutrients in order to heal. Fill up on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and drink plenty of water. You will feel better and heal faster.
Tip#2: Exercise
It’s hard to think about exercising when you only have one foot, but there are plenty of things you can do to keep yourself in shape during your recovery. First, try to do all of your physical therapy workouts on a daily basis. Don’t push yourself too hard, but make sure you do as much as you can. You can also do stretches, even from the seated position, to keep your back and other areas from getting tight. Second, keep weights by the side of the couch. You can strengthen your arms, since you can’t do much with your legs.
Tip#3: Safety
You need to put your safety at the top of your priority list. Search your house and make sure that no cords or rugs will trip you up, as you go. Invest in items like grab bars and a shower bench for when you need to get clean. The last thing you need is another fall and injury, so make sure you are being as safe as possible, at all times.
Tip#4: Mobility
Just because you only have one leg to stand on doesn’t mean you can’t get around safely,
quickly, and easily. But, in order to do so, you need a mobility device that can not only help you be mobile, but can even help your recovery time shorten. Goodbye Crutches has three such mobility devices. The iWALKFree Hands Free Crutch straps to your leg and allows you to walk much like normal. You can even go up and down stairs! The Knee Scooter is a wheeled device that you kneel onto with your bad leg. You can scoot yourself from place to place and get on and off the scooter quickly. And, the Seated Scooter works in a similar manner, only you sit and scoot. You will have a seat along with you anywhere you go to rest as much as needed.
Tip#5: Style
Just because you only have one leg working doesn’t mean you should sacrifice your style during the New Year. CastCoverz! provides fun and functional products for comfort and care while recovering from an orthopedic injury. They make covers for casts, braces, & crutches, offer designer color crutches, and so much more! You can accessorize your outfits or make your cast or walking boot blend in.
This year will begin differently than others, but if you take these tips into consideration, you can zoom through your recovery with as much ease as possible!
Have you ever needed medical advice, but dreaded spending time in the doctor’s office or urgent care because you’re not sure your illness constitutes the trouble? Techlicious has come up with “The Best Medical Advice Apps” to help you determine if a doctor’s visit is necessarily in order.
Before you download the Urgent Care, Health Tap, or First Aid by American Red Cross apps recommended by Techlicious, check with your insurance carrier to see if they have any of their own nurse hotline apps to assist you, as part of your coverage. And, as always, if it’s an emergency, call 911 or head straight to your emergency room.
Products range from cast covers (to keep her cast covered, clean, &
snag-free), designer color crutches and canes (in fun colors with quality construction), padded crutch covers (there’s even a handy crutch bag), to walking boot covers (covering those toes and that ugly boot), the Evenup Shoe Balancer (evens gait while wearing a boot), and fashionable arm slings (designed with function in mind by adding a thumb loop for wrist support & comfy faux-fur strap).
