Casts have been used for thousands of years. In fact, the Egyptians were using casts to help protect broken bones as they recover. However it’s been very hard avoid the issue of protecting the actual cast against many problems such as water.
Fortunately these days you can get your cast waterproofed! The way this happens is they will make you a fiberglass cast and apply a waterproof cast liner on top of it. This can be expensive depending where you live and might also not even be available! Luckily, even if you already have your cast made before you learned about waterproof casts or if it’s not even available in your area you can still get a waterproof cast cover. This is also sometimes called a waterproof cast protector and they are very simple and cheap to use. While your cast is of course not permanently waterproof like with the previous solutions you can at least use these when you go take a shower and even when you go swim. Most waterproof cast cover’s will tightly seal themselves around your arm in order not to let any water flow inside. It’s very important to not let water come in contact with your cast because as your doctor probably told you the cast can quickly start to smell and irritate your skin inside. These covers can be used for people of all ages and if you have a child it might be best to use another type that feels more like a sticky rubber band that you deploy around your cast before going in water. You simply roll it up your arm or leg and it is also re-usable meaning when you’re done just take it off and it should be useful in the future when you want to go take another swim. You can get all these waterproof cast cover models on the manufacturer’s websites or if you want just go on Amazon and surely you will find what you need.
