Cast immobilization: Fiberglass or plaster cast is the most common type of broken arm treatment. Most broken arms can heal successfully after a doctor applies a cast to keep the bones involved in ...

Common symptoms of a broken arm include pain, swelling, bruising, and difficulty moving your arm. If you think you've broken your arm, see a healthcare provider right away. You may need a cast or ...

Where your broken arm gets a cast shouldn't affect what you pay. Many straightforward services have been moved from doctors' offices to hospitals, with higher costs. Congress should respond.

If you need a cast for a broken arm, to mend after knee surgery, or for another injury, you may wear it for several weeks or months. The cast keeps your bone or joint from moving so it can heal.

The Cincinnati Zoo said that a gorilla with a broken arm had her cast removed earlier this month. The gorilla, whose name is Gladys, had the cast added to her arm in April after a scuffle with two ...

A broken arm is nothing to Altavious Powell, who used his cast as the perfect tool to enter his elderly neighbor’s house in order to save the older woman from a house fire.