A sling is a wide piece of cloth with straps. The straps go around your neck. They are attached to the cloth that goes around your arm. This will help you support and carry the cast.
The cast may be on your leg. If so, you might get crutches to help you walk. Crutches let you keep the weight off the injured leg. Too much weight can prevent the bone from healing properly. Sometimes you get a special shoe to wear over the cast. The shoe lets you walk without putting too much weight on the cast. It looks clunky, but it's better than being in pain!
So now that you have a cast, what do you do? Here are some tips. First, if you have a plaster cast, you don't want to get it wet. Water will make the cast loose or even come off.
