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6. Facilitation of Functional Recover y

- Description: By stabilizing the injur y, casting allows the body to focus on
healing while maintaining as much function as possible in adjacent structures.
Purpose:

- Encourages safe mobilit y of non-affected areas through appropriate
rehabilitation.
- Prevents atrophy or stiffness in near by joints with specific designs, such as
hinged or functional casts.

Clinical Application:
- Functional casts for cer tain forear m or lower ex tremit y fractures to allow par tial
movement while protecting the fracture site.

7. Psychological Reassurance
- Description: Casting provides patients with a sense of stabilit y and safet y
during their recover y process.

Purpose:
- Reduces anxiet y related to the fear of reinjur y.
- Improves compliance with immobilization requirements.
Clinical Application:

- Par ticular ly impor tant in pediatric and geriatric populations, where confidence
in recover y is critical.