Please share an interesting fact about recovering from a broken bone.

Ignore: Don't forget to, elevate, immobilize the fractured area, and ice often during the first week.

Ignore: The more you mentally visualize it healing, the more you bring in the healing powers of your mind.

Ignore: Initially there will be lots of swelling pain. While narcotics dull pain, aleve (naproxen) etc may work better.

Pain: Pain is the best guide you can follow during your recovery. Too much pain means too much activity.

Ignore: The arm/leg under a cast will look hairy when the cast is removed. Normal friction/bathing will fix.

Ignore: Once the bone is completely healed, be sure to move the affected bone per your doc's recommendation.

Ignore: Immobilization is most important. Smoking lengthens healing time by 50-70%.

Ignore: Swimming helps broken bones heal & improves mood. If your doctor approves, swim as soon as you can.

Ignore: Bone fractures like a certain amount of stress - it activates the bone growth process.

Ignore: Don't try and rush your recovery.This can actually slow down mending.

Ignore: Protected weightbearing can expedite healing after an initial immobilization period.

Ignore: Don't smoke!!! This can significantly impede bone healing.

Ignore: Some broken bones don't require casts or surgery.

Ignore: Good nutrition is more important then taking extra calcium after fracture.

Ignore: Most bones heal with time the younger the patient the quicker the healing.

Ignore: Elevate to reduce swelling, keep cast clean/dry, be as active as possible within your restrictions.

Ignore: The muscles and tendons that are immobilized w/the broken bone need time to recover also.

Ignore: You need protein, calcium, vitamins D & C for bone healing which takes usually over 3 months.

Ignore: Most fractures heal and become nontender to palpation around six weeks after injury.

Ignore: As the days and weeks go on the pain and discomfort from the fracture will improve almost on a dailyas the days and weeks go on the pain and discomfort from the fracture will improve almost on a daily basis this is due to the fracture becoming more solid and they're being less motion at the fracture site.

Ignore: A typical fracture requires about 6 weeks to heal. Children usually heal faster than adults.

Ignore: Get a cat! Vets know cats heal broken bones better than almost any other animal. IT'S THE PURR!