Tamarack™ Habilitation Technologies welcomes Cole Carlson back to the company for the summer of 2009. Cole will be focusing his time on assisting marketing & customer service staff with sampling, promotions and market research initiatives with the ENGO® product line. I just finished my junior year of college at Gustavus Adolphus College where I’m a […]
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Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, Minneapolis, MN is pleased to welcome Catherine Lussenhop as a summer intern. Catherine will be working with Tamarack’s founder, Marty Carlson, CPO, on a number of writing projects. Catherine will be a junior this fall at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where she is studying physics. She is also interested in […]
Tamarack™ Habilitation Technologies has begun shipping its redesigned retail packaging for ENGO® Patches, focusing on the product attributes that best serve its growing running, hiking and fashion-oriented customer base. With an emphasis on rubbing and blister relief, its unique application inside footwear- not on skin, and long-lasting protection, the new package better communicates that ENGO® […]
Here are dramatic photos showing the value of ShearBan® and ENGO® in helping to prevent skin trauma. As mentioned in a previous post, research on ShearBan® is being done at the world renowned Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic. We now have results of preliminary tests. In those tests, the Cleveland Clinic used a […]
Tamarack™ is delighted to announce the upcoming launch of our all-new glidefree™ transfer board strips with ShearBan® technology, in June 2009. Skin tissue trauma occurs during transfers from a wheelchair to another chair or bed, causing pain and the risk of infection. The risk of skin damage increases during wet transfers, from a shower […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) developed one of the clearest and most complete guides to fabricating articulated ankle foot orthoses using Tamarack™ Flexure Joints. The Guide is called: “Manufacturing Guidelines: Ankle-Foot Orthosis.” Pages 18 to 22 of the guide are devoted to fabrication of an articulated AFO using the Tamarack™ Flexure Joint. […]
Today I want to share a great foot care resource with you! Fixing Your Feet (4th Edition) by John Vonhof is a must read for anyone that works on feet – either as a healthcare professional or for personal care. Fixing your Feet covers all aspects of prevention and treatment techniques and products for anyone […]
We have noticed a significant increase in the number of orthoses being custom made for pets, especially dogs. HandicappedPets.com shows very clearly how Tamarack™ joints are being used. Many of the orthoses shown on these pages – and the one at right – are “stifle” (knee) orthoses that are for stabilizing and managing a […]
The latest issue of the Tamarack Designer, the quarterly O&P newsletter of Tamarack™ Habilitation Technologies, is now available for online viewing. The Tamarack Designer, Issue 02 Spring 2009, features a story about Tamarack, one of Marty Carlson’s most memorable clients, an important ShearBan® product update and overview of our durability testing equipment. If you received […]
