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Being Safe During Halloween – Halloween Safety Tips

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Happy Halloween

Like you, I always wanted my children to enjoy Halloween, but I worried about their safety.  Even more so if your child has sustained an injury.  FUN (?) FACT: CastCoverz! was created because of a broken bone my then 10 year old daughter sustained right before Halloween.  It’s always important to do all we can to keep our children safe during Halloween, especially since most activities will be in the late evening. Some of your kids will be out after dark for the first time. So please heed these Halloween safety tips, whether or not your child has a broken bone or other injury: Continue reading →

How Long Does it Take for my Broken Bone to Heal?

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One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at CastCoverz!® is, “How long am I going to be in this thing?” Of course, our customers are talking about their cast, or boot, or crutches, sling or any orthopedic device. So, we thought we’d give you some general guidelines on the time it takes for your broken bone to heal.

Broken bone healing varies from between 4 weeks to 24 weeks, depending on the type of fracture, which bone is broken, your age, medical condition, treatment plan, compliance, and nutrition. As fast as they grow-up, children’s bones generally heal faster than adults! Here is a visual healing timeline for broken bones:

Broken Bone Healing Timeline from CastCoverzIn the meantime, don’t settle for a plain old cast!

We offer cast covers and slings for arms and legs in fun, happy, trendy, and cool patterns. Also available are waterproof cast covers, crutches, canes, and crutch accessories. CastCoverz! cast covers will change your conversations from, “Oh! What happened to you?” to “How cool is that?”.

Feel Better, Heal Better with CastCoverz!

Check out our infographic for more broken bones facts!

Broken Bones – Common Causes

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The three most common causes of broken bones are: trauma, osteoporosis, and overuse / stress. Our “Common Causes of Breaks” graphic below gives you more details:

CastCoverz Common Causes of Broken Bones

CastCoverz!® offers Made-in-the-USA orthopedic soft goods such as cast covers, braces, splints, boots and orthopedic accessories (crutches, waterproof cast covers) and more. CastCoverz! products, including our cast covers, crutch accessories, slings, and more, combine function and fashion. Match your outfit or mood while protecting from scratches, snagging, the elements and dirt!

Shop our cast covers for arms, hands and/or wrists, legs, knees, and ankles.

Feel Better, Heal Better with CastCoverz!

For more broken bone facts, check out our broken bones facts infographic!

 

 

CastCoverz Customer – Cindy Simmons of Surviving Mommy

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If you had told me 10 years ago that I would be the owner of an online business that sold fun and fancy cast covers and accessories, I probably would’ve fainted. But here I am, almost 8 years after sewing my first cast cover for my daughter’s 6th broken bone, and running an ecommerce business that I love. I also love how CastCoverz! has allowed me to connect with so many wonderful people! The connections – both business and friendships – due to the power of the web have been my bonus gift as a mompreneur.

One of the wonderful connections I made recently was with Cindy Simmons, a fellow Mompreneur who runs the amazing, funny, introspective, truth-telling website Surviving Mommy. We were introduced by a mutual friend who thought that we had a lot in common. Cindy and I are both women who run our business on the web (her web “business” is about chronicling life as a wife and mom and so much more), we are both moms, and we are both breast cancer survivors. Needless to say, we clicked (pun intended)! When I read Cindy’s blog, I feel like I’m right there with her in whatever experience she is sharing. This is why I wanted to share her Surviving Mommy witty wisdom with all of you. Many of my customers are moms and I think you will find her completely relatable.

Cindy Simmons of Surviving Mommy with Minnie Dot Crutchwear

Cindy Simmons of Surviving Mommy with Minnie Dot Crutchwear

Cindy and I connected even more when she recently broke her foot! She has never had a broken bone before! Poor lady! On her blog, she chronicles her experiences thus far on life with a broken foot and managing stairs, a wheel chair, crutches, going to Disneyworld (yeah! She’s unstoppable) and driving (or lack of!).

Here’s Cindy with Crutchwear in Minnie Dots (she and her family are HUGE Disney fans, these were a hit at Magic Kingdom!).

As she heals, I look forward to reading more about her life experiences and I encourage you to keep up with Cindy too! After all, we are all surviving mommies in one way or another.

Catch up with Cindy Simmons on her Surviving Mommy website.