India, Aug. 8 -- Breaking a bone in childhood is a common experience, especially with children who enjoy outdoor activities. However, the aftermath is, more often than not, quite unpleasant.

A common tendency of children is to try to discard the cast that has been put on by the doctors to help their broken bone set in place. Sometimes they try to take the cast off on their own when they feel that they have sufficiently healed.

However, according to physician Dr Kunal Sood, that should never be allowed. Taking to Instagram on August 7, he explained that doing so can actually slow down the healing process and make the situation significantly worse.

In the words of Dr Sood, "When a child decides they're done with their cast and decides to...