Documents & Videos: smo

• 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.

• Casting for DAFOs

  Guidelines on casting for DAFOs

• 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.

• JumpStart Fitting

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

• DAFO 4: Order Form

  Order form for the DAFO 4. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Must be sent in with the patient's cast or uploaded with your digital scan through the e-order system at https://orders.cascadedafo.com

• DAFO 4: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the DAFO 4.

• DAFO 4 Softy: Order Form

  Order form for the DAFO 4 Softy. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Must be sent in with the patient's cast or uploaded with your digital scan through the e-order system at https://orders.cascadedafo.com.

• DAFO 4 Softy: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the DAFO 4 Softy.

• Katie: Low Tone Pronation

  This patient case study follows Katie, a 4-year-old girl with Down syndrome, as she is assessed for orthoses. Includes footage of Katie walking with and without orthoses. Katie exhibits low tone pronation and benefits from the support provided from Cascade Dafo's prefabricated JumpStart Leap Frogs - SMO-style orthoses. This video is narrated by Katie's orthotist, Don Buethorn, CPO.

• DAFO Optimization Index

  A catalog of optimizations, grouped by patient presentation, that may improve brace fit and function for your patient.

• Rachel: Excess plantarflexion | Toe walking

  This video highlights a young patient with delayed motor skills achieving stability with the JumpStart Leap Frog. Her corrected foot alignment and the the repetitive motion experienced while wearing the brace give her added help for neuromuscular integration and successful movement.

• Sally: Low Tone Pronation

  This video follows a pediatric physical therapy session with Sally, a 2-year-old girl. Sally has hypotonia (low muscle tone) and wears pair of Cascade Dafo's prefabricated Jump Start SMO-style orthoses (Leap Frogs). Sally's physical therapist, Beth McCarthy, narrates this video, discussing the various PT exercises performed during the session.

• Sandra: Low Tone Pronation

  This video, narrated by Don Buethorn, CPO, follows 1-year-old patient Sandra. Sandra's diagnosis is status post respiratory arrest. She wears Cascade Dafo's prefabricated SMO-style orthoses, JumpStart Leap Frogs, to help control her low tone pronation. The Jump Starts are lightweight and do not require casting -- effective for young patients with a fully-correctable foot position.

• Nick: Low Tone Supination, Excessive Plantarflexion

  This video follows the brace selection process for a child who needs control of both excess plantarflexion when working on standing in physical therapy and free plantarflexion when crawling and playing on his own, in addition to foot repositioning for his low tone supination.

• Valerie: High Tone Pronation

  This video follows 4-year-old Valerie during a pediatric physical therapy session. Valerie has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy (spasic diplegia). She exhibits strong pronation and has spasticity in her lower extremities. Valerie's physical therapist, Kathy Shapiro, narrates this video and talks about the various exercise performed during the session, and their purpose, including use of a treadmill. Valerie wears a pair of custom fabricated DAFO 4 orthoses.

• Vanessa: High Tone Pronation

  This patient case study video follows 7-year-old Vanessa during a pediatric physical therapy session. Vanessa wears a DAFO 3.5 on her left side and a lower-profile DAFO 4on her right. This video is narrated by Vanessa's physical therapist, Jill Smith. Jill provides commentary about the purpose of the various exercises performed during the session.

• Product video | JumpStart® Leap Frog®

  This product video looks at the features of the pre-fabricated JumpStart® Leap Frog®.

• Product video | JumpStart® Bunny®

  This product video looks at the features of the pre-fabricated JumpStart® Bunny®.

• Brace movement | DAFO 4 w/posterior strap

  This video demonstrates how the leg and ankle move in the DAFO 4 with a posterior strap.

• Product video | DAFO 4

  This product video looks at the function and features of the custom fabricated DAFO 4.

• Introduction to DAFO Braces

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

• JumpStart Bunny: Order Form

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

• JumpStart Bunny: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the JumpStart Bunny.

• JumpStart Leap Frog: Order Form

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

• JumpStart Leap Frog: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the JumpStart Leap Frog.

• 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.

• Optimizing DAFOs for Pronation and Supination

  An in-depth guide to optimizing DAFOs for correctable pronation or supination.

• Cascade Dafo | Helping kids lead healthier, happier lives®

  Just a few of the reasons why.

• Strap Explanation

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

• Before & After | Mild Knee Hyperextension | JumpStart Softback

  In this before and after video, a young girl wears JumpStart Softbacks to help control her mild knee hyperextension. The padded Dacron posterior strap resists her plantarflexion, reducing her knee hyperextension. The SMO design allows her leg to move freely into dorsiflexion.

• DAFO Softback: Order Form

  Order form for DAFO Softback. May be completed electronically or printed and filled out by hand. Must be sent in with the patient's cast or uploaded with your digital scan through the e-order system at https://orders.cascadedafo.com

• DAFO Softback: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the DAFO Softback.

• DAFO Softback Softy: Product Sheet

  Detailed product information and patient indications for the Softy Softback Softy.