Are You DAFO-Savvy?

Test your Cascade bracing knowledge with these five questions.

1. Which photo from the Cascade Product Selection Guide shows the Hyperextension patient group?
A.	B.	C.
2. Which brace would be best for a very active patient who needs to both plantarflex and dorsiflex quickly but whose ankle must be dissuaded from excessive range?
A. DAFO FlexiSport	B. DAFO Turbo
3. Which brace, below, best supports the foot against pronation or supination while fully allowing DF and PF?
A. DAFO FA	B. DAFO 4
4. What is the purpose of the DAFO 9 stretching straps?
a) strengthen the patient’s upper body b) give an ambulating patient a less jerky gait c) maintain or increase DF range d) help hold the brace onto the foot
5. True or False?
To achieve an effective outcome for a three-year-old low tone pronator, you must cast the patient’s foot.

Answers:

1.c. | 2.a. FlexiSport | 3.b. DAFO 4 | 4. c. | 5. False. JumpStarts now go up to size 9.00 in length.