Documents & Videos: shoe insert

  • How to | Size for Fast Fit by tracing the foot 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 | Determine proper fit: Fast Fit shoe inserts 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 big 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.

  • Chipmunk: Order Form Chipmunk: Order Form

    Order form for the Fast Fit Chipmunk shoe insert. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Fast Fit order forms can be mailed, faxed, or emailed.

  • Chipmunk: Bulk Order Form Chipmunk: Bulk Order Form

    An optional resource for quickly and efficiently ordering a bulk supply of the Chipmunk shoe insert. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand.

  • Chipmunk: Product Sheet Chipmunk: Product Sheet

    Detailed product information and patient indications for the Chipmunk.

  • JumpStart Fitting JumpStart Fitting

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

  • Brace design | Introduction to Fast Fit® Brace design | Introduction to Fast Fit®

    Don Buethorn, CPO/Cascade Dafo owner, narrates this quick introduction to Cascade Dafo's Fast Fit orthoses. The Fast Fit line includes affordable pre-fabricated shoe inserts and above-ankle orthoses -- no casting required. For more information, visit Cascade's website and take the free online course: Fast Fit Solutions.

  • Ellen: Low Tone Pronation Ellen: Low Tone Pronation

    This video follows Ellen, a 2-year-old girl with Down syndrome, during a pediatric physical therapy session. Her physical therapist, Jill Smith, narrates the video and talks about the purpose of various PT exercises shown throughout the session. Includes commentary and tips for working with toddlers. Ellen is wearing a pair of Cascade Dafo's prefabricated UCBL-style shoe inserts, the Fast Fit PollyWog (the PollyWog product has since been updated and replaced by the Fast Fit Chipmunk) to help control her low tone pronation. The shoe inserts provide increased stability and help improve Ellen's gait, especially while walking on uneven surfaces.

  • Product video | Cricket® and Chipmunk® Product video | Cricket® and Chipmunk®

    This product video looks at the features of both the Cricket® and the Chipmunk® UCBL style shoe inserts.

  • Fast Fit Printable Sizing Jig

    Here's a quick and easy alternative to ordering our sizing jigs--printable sizing jigs for our Fast Fit products. You can print them and use them right away. There are two pages for each foot: purple for the left and green for the right. Once you've printed them, simply follow the instructions. -- **PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS** -- To ensure accurate scaling and proper sizing, use the following printer settings: 1) With the Printable Sizing Jig pdf open in Adobe Reader, go to the File menu; 2) Click the Print sub-menu item; 3) Make sure scale is set at 100%; 4) Print; 5) After printing, verify that the scale on page 1 is accurate with a standard ruler. If you have any problems using the printable foot sizing jigs, please call Customer Service at 800.848.7332.

  • Introduction to DAFO Braces

    An overview of Cascade Dafo and the wide range of braces we manufacture.

  • Product video | DAFO 5 Product video | DAFO 5

    This product video looks at the function and features of the custom fabricated DAFO® 5.

  • JumpStart (Cricket, Leap Frog, Bunny, & Kangaroo): Bulk Order Form JumpStart (Cricket, Leap Frog, Bunny, & Kangaroo): Bulk Order Form

    An optional resource for quickly and efficiently ordering a bulk supply of the JumpStart Cricket, Leap Frog, Bunny, and/or Kangaroo. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand.

  • How to | Trim inserts for shoe fit How to | Trim inserts for shoe fit

    This instructional video shows how to trim a shoe insert for fit within the shoe.

  • PattiBob: Order Form PattiBob: Order Form

    Order form for the Fast Fit PattiBob shoe insert. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Fast Fit order forms can be mailed, faxed, or emailed.

  • PattiBob: Product Sheet PattiBob: Product Sheet

    Detailed product information and patient indications for the PattiBob shoe insert.

  • PattiBob: Bulk Order Form PattiBob: Bulk Order Form

    An optional resource for quickly and efficiently ordering a bulk supply of the PattiBob shoe insert. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand.

  • Reduction of Pediatric Idiopathic Toe Walking

    Orthotist Sunny Solveson's treatment plan for Idiopathic Toe Walking using Cascade Dafo shoe inserts.

  • Before and After: Excess plantarflexion - toe walking | Carbon Fiber Footplate Before and After: Excess plantarflexion - toe walking | Carbon Fiber Footplate

    This before-and-after video shows a young patient who exhibits excess plantarflexion (toe walking). His excess plantarflexion is improved by wearing Carbon Fiber Footplates under his shoe inserts. The rigid support of the Carbon Fiber Footplates help prevent toe walking by blocking MP extension. This solution is intended for patients with Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW) who haven’t worn orthoses before or have had issues with compliance.

  • Carbon Fiber Footplate Information Sheet

  • Carbon Fiber Footplate Carbon Fiber Footplate

    Order form for the Carbon Fiber Footplate. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Fast Fit order forms can be mailed, faxed, or emailed.

  • Carbon Fiber Footplate Insert