Have you heard of our Super Heel Seating Straps?
August 16, 2024
Cascade DAFO’s range of braces is our answer to the full spectrum of patient needs. Everything from foot alignment and control to encouraging ankle range of motion and even combating hyperextension can be covered with our brace selections! But we know that, despite these options, some patients may still benefit from additional security, control, and comfort. That’s why Cascade DAFO also offers plenty of optimizations to help give those added details to any of our braces so that you can ensure the best fit and function for your patient.
Take our Super Heel Seating strap, for example! This lesser-known but very popular optimization is used to help combat heel rise and offer plantarflexion block for toe-walkers.
The Super Heel Seating strap is a variation of our regular instep strap. Whereas our standard instep already offers snugness and security, the Super Heel Seating strap is slotted through the frame of the brace on both the medial and lateral sides, allowing it to sit against the foot directly instead of over the bulk of the brace. This more intimate fit ensures that the patient’s heel remains settled into the heel of the brace, avoiding the risk of it rising and leaving a gap.
The Super Heel Seating strap can be requested on most of our braces, available for both one-piece braces and on our brace styles with inner liners. On braces with softer inner liners, such as our Softy foam liners and our flexible OP Flex liners, the Super Heel Seating strap is slotted through the sturdy outer frame only. For our brace styles with more supportive inner liners, such as our DAFO Turbo, the Super Heel Seating strap is slotted through both the outer frame and inner liner to provide snug contact.
Curious about any of our other optimizations? Check out our Optimization Index at https://cascadedafo.com/optimizations . Have questions or are looking for suggestions and recommendations? Contact us at customersupport@dafo.com or call 800.848.7332, Monday – Friday, 7 AM – 2:30 PM PST. We’d love to help you make the perfect brace for your patient’s unique needs!