Move: Stability In Every Step with Surestep’s Lower Extremity Solutions

SMO & AFO

Date and Time

September 10, 2025

12–1 p.m. ET

Location

Virtual Event

Course Description:

This live webinar empowers clinicians to create individualized treatment plans using Surestep’s Lower Extremity Solutions. These designs are carefully crafted to facilitate participation and meet parent and healthcare team goals. This course will introduce Surestep’s orthotic decision tree. Using this tool, the participant will become more confident in recommending and/or providing optimal lower extremity orthoses for children with varying degrees of hypotonia/hypermobility or hypertonia/stiffness.

Presented By:

Anne Paré, CO, LO

Clinical Researcher and Educator

FULL BIO

Camille Cruz, CPO

Prosthetist-Orthotist and Educator

Outline: (60 Minutes)

Introduction (2 min)
Surestep Overview (2 min)
Surestep Objectives (2 min)
Typical Gait Development (gait timeline) (4 min)
Developmental Goals brief and refer to Surestep provider course (handouts) (6 min)
Levels of control (3 min)
SMOs (also refer to Surestep provider course) (1 min)
AFO decision tree (5 min)
Preambulators—2 stage and choose dynamic stability (6 min)
Independent ambulators (8 min)
Assisted ambulation (7 min)
Non ambulators (4 min)
Contracture Management (2 min)
Measuring and Fitting Tips (2 min)
Parent & Caregiver Education – new fitting guide, shoe info sheet (2 min)
Follow Up Care (2 min)
Conclusion (2 min)