To maximize benefits while minimizing complications, the use of casts and splints is generally limited to the short term. Excessive immobilization from continuous use of a cast or splint can lead to chronic pain, joint stiffness, muscle atrophy, or more severe complications (e.g., complex regional pain syndrome).
Energy Department: Fracking doesnât contaminate groundwater. In this March 29, 2013 photo, technicians inside a trailer direct the pressure and mix of water and chemicals pumped into an Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. well during hydraulic fracturing, outside Rifle, in western Colorado.
Update, June 5: The EPA released a draft of its study on frackingâs impacts on water on June 4. It found that fracking has not led to âwidespread, systemic impactsâ on drinking water, but there have in fact been âspecific instancesâ where fracking did impact drinking water resources, including drinking water wells. That refutes Inhofeâs claim that there have been no instances of contamination.