Documents & Videos: fit & adjust

• Five Facets of a Fine Fit

  A Dafo Dynamics article about five things to look at when fitting a brace.

• The DAFO Toolbox

  A Dafo Dynamics article about common tools used to make minor adjustments to fit.

• Assessing fit and making adjustments to extend wear time over the summer

  A Dafo Dynamics article about adjustments that can be made to braces to extend wear and comfort.

• Basic DAFO Adjustments

  Some simple adjustments that may help fine tune a DAFO and save the time and expense of a return.

• Applying the DAFO Toe Rise Pad

  Instructions for how to apply a toe rise pad to your custom DAFO.

• Applying the JumpStart Toe Rise Pad

  Instructions for how to apply the toe rise pad to your JumpStart device.

• Brace Donning

  Step-by-step instructions for donning the patient's brace, habituation and care.

• Adjusting JumpStart Height

  Step by step instruction how to adjust the height on JumpStart braces

• How to | Size for Fast Fit by tracing the foot

  This instructional video provides tips to determine the correct size for Cascade Dafo's prefabricated Fast Fit products by tracing the child's foot.

• How to | Size for Fast Fit using the sizing jig

  This instructional video provides guidance for using the paper sizing jig to help order the correct size for Cascade Dafo's prefabricated Fast Fit products.

• How to | Determine proper fit: Fast Fit shoe inserts

  How to determine proper fit: Fast Fit shoe inserts

• How to | Determine if a Fast Fit shoe insert is too small

  This instructional video provides tips to determine if your Fast Fit shoe insert is too small.

• How to | Determine if a Fast Fit shoe insert is too big

  This instructional video provides tips to determine if your Fast Fit shoe insert is too large.

• Let's Visit the Orthotist: a Kid's-Eye View

  This fun video, narrated by a child and featuring kids of various ages and abilities, helps kids know what to expect when visiting the orthotist. It's great for parents and practitioners to show kids ahead of their appointments.

• How to | Trim medial/lateral distal trimlines at initial fitting

  Cindy Diener, CPO, narrates this instructional video, showing common adjustments made to a DAFO at the inital patient fitting.

• How to | Adjust distal trimlines

  This how-to video shows the process of adjusting the distal trimlines.

• How to | Adjust distal trimlines on a Softy liner

  This how-to video shows the process of adjusting distal trimlines on a Softy liner.

• How to | Trim the toe shelf on a DAFO

  This how-to video shows the process of trimming the toe shelf on a DAFO.

• How to | Place & trim the toe rise pad in the field

  In this instructional video Cindy Diener, CPO, shows how she trims and places the toe rise pad on a DAFO when in the field (when acess to an orthotics lab is not available).

• How to | Place & trim the toe rise pad (with heat gun adjustments)

  This instructional video is narrated by Cascade Dafo owner/founder Don Buethorn, CPO and provides instruction for placing the toe rise pad on a DAFO. In this video, Don uses an embossing gun to heat and soften the plastic before trimming

• How to | Place & trim the toe rise pad in the orthotic lab

  This instructional video, narrated by Cindy Diener, CPO, shows step-by-step tips for trimming and placing the toe rise pad on a DAFO, when access to the tools in a typical orthotics lab is available.

• How to | Flare proximal trimlines on a DAFO 4

  This how-to video shows the process of flaring the proximal trimlines on a DAFO 4.

• How to | Flare the proximal trimline on a DAFO Tami2

  This how-to video shows the process of flaring the proximal trimline on a DAFO Tami2.

• How to | Flare the met head

  This how-to video shows the process of flaring the brace at the 5th met head, a common field adjustment.

• How to | Relieve the navicular by cutting a window

  This how-to video shows the process of cutting a window at the navicular to relieve pressure.

• How to | Relieve boney prominences

  This how-to video shows the process of relieving boney prominences by heating and pushing out, a common field adjustment. It also includes a brief tool explanation.

• How to | Don the DAFO 9 Softy

  This instructional video provides step-by-step guidance for donning the DAFO® 9 night-stretching orthosis.

• How to | Cut an AFO down to an SMO to test a lower level of support

  This how-to video narrated by Cindy Diener, CPO shows the process of cutting a DAFO 3 down to a DAFO 4 to test a lower level of support on a patient before ordering new braces.

• How to | Don twister straps

  This how-to video shows the process of donning twister straps

• An example of overheating thin plastic

  This video shows what happens if you overheat the plastic while making adjustments.

• Relief Adjustment for Boney Prominences

  This narrated instructional video provides for making adjustments to DAFOs in the field, when access to an orthotic lab is not available.

• JumpStart Fitting

  Don Buethorn, CPO and owner/founder of Cascade Dafo, Inc., narrates this instructional video for evaluating the fit of prefabricated JumpStart® orthoses.

• Assess, fit, and wear | Moderate low tone pronation | JumpStart Leap Frog

  Kip, a 2-year-old boy who exhibits moderate low tone pronation, benefits from wearing Cascade Dafo's prefabricated JumpStart Leap Frog SMOs. This video follows the bracing process -- from patient assessment to fit and wear of the orthotics, including tips for trimming them to fit inside shoes. Narrated by Cindy Diener, CPO, from Cascade Prosthetics & Orthotics.

• Case study | 4 yr. old boy - moderate crouching | DAFO FA

  This case study video follows a young patient with a diagnosis of Spina Bifida. Jaxon, age 4, exhibits pronation and excess dorsiflexion. He receives a pair of custom fabricated DAFO FA orthoses. When initially fit with his new DAFOs, it's clear that the dorsiflexion angle of the braces, when worn with shoes, is too aggressive. The braces are remade for an improved outcome. This video is narrated by Cindy Diener, CPO.

• Austin: Hyperextension

  Follow 6-year-old patient Austin as he receives a pair of custom-fabricated DAFO Tami2 orthoses to encourage voluntary control of his knee hyperextension. Includes footage and discussion of the initial fitting process and standard adjustments to the DAFOs. Narrated by the patient's orthotist, Don Buethorn, CPO -- owner of Cascade Dafo, Inc.

• Maya: Swing Phase Inconsistency

  Follow 10-year-old patient Maya as she gets a new pair of custom-fabricated DAFO 3.5 orthoses to help control swing phase inconsistency (Maya's diagnosis is arthrogryposis). This video shows the entire bracing process -- from the initial assessment to casting to fitting and adjustments. The video is narrated by Don Buethorn, CPO -- owner of Cascade Dafo, Inc.

• Donning Twister Straps

  Instruction and tips for how to don the twister straps, de-rotation straps

• Pronation Control Pad

  Illustrations to help you in positioning the pronation control pad.

• Strap Explanation

  Explanation of strapping options for custom DAFOs and Fast Fit products.

• Troubleshooting Guide

  Guidelines for how to troubleshoot and correct common DAFO fit problems.

• How to | Use the K3 Knee Brace™

  This instructional video gives thorough step-by-step instructions for donning and making basic adjustments to the K3 Knee Brace, our hinged knee extension brace. The video also includes tips for wear schedule and how to clean the brace.

• News Article: Looking for a Good Fit

  Published in the February/March 2009 edition of Physical Therapy Products.

• Using the K3 Knee Brace

  Step-by-step instructions for donning and making basic adjustments to the K3 Knee Brace, our hinged knee extension brace.

• Adjusting Distal Trim Lines

  Step-by-step instruction how to adjust distal trim lines for length, medial and lateral sides.