In 2009, Tamarack Habilitation Technologies introduced GlideFree™ strips for transfer boards – a low friction film that applies directly to any wood or plastic transfer device. GlideFree strips make sliding transfers easier, while reducing the risk of shear-induced skin trauma. Here is a short installation video we developed to make it easier for users and […]
The 93rd annual American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly concluded last Saturday in Orlando, Florida. With just under 2,000 registered attendees, the event drew a comparably sized crowd to the meeting last year in Seattle, Washington. The speaker lineup provided ample opportunity for business owners, practitioners and exhibitors to learn about trends and new […]
The October 2010 issue of The O&P Edge features a story about Tamarack Habilitation Technologies’ founder, Marty Carlson, CPO, FAAOP, and his 35+ year career in the O&P field. If you’ve ever wondered how the Tamarack® Flexure Joint and other products & technologies by Tamarack Habilitation Technologies came to be, The O&P Edge has the […]
Tonight the staff at Tamarack Habilitation Technologies will celebrate the company’s 20th year in business with family, friends, customers and local vendors. 20 years ago, in October 1990, Tamarack opened its doors on Energy Park Drive in St. Paul, MN. Originally a full service orthotic, prosthetic & wheelchair seating patient care facility, the company moved […]
We’re putting the finishing touches on the new Tamarack® Clevisphere™ Joint Product Guide and expect to make it available for electronic download at www.tamarackhti.com next week. A print version of the 16 page, full-color guide will be available in time for the 2010 AOPA National Assembly in Orlando, FL at the end of the month. […]
If you’re a member of the Texas Chapter of the American Association of Orthotists and Prosthetists (TCAAOP), don’t forget to check out the lineup of workshops at the annual meeting in Austin, Texas; kicking off August 6, 2010. View the complete list of meeting workshops here. Mark Payette, CO, Tamarack Habilitation Technologies, and Dennis Janisse, […]
Did you know that 50% of all admissions and 8% of all deaths at specialized spinal cord-injury hospitals are due to decubitus ulcers? 1 Tamarack® Habilitation Technologies recently introduced a new wheelchair seating technology – GlideWear™, to the complex rehabilitation market to address the lack of effective friction & shear management with wheelchair seating devices. […]
Charles Kuffel, CPO, FAAOP and I recently had the honor and privilege of presenting a 3 lecture instructional course at the 13th ISPO World Congress and ORTHOPÄDIE + REHA-TECHNIK 2010 in Leipzig Germany. Our course was titled “Friction Management for Neuropathic Foot Problems”. 21,200 visitors from 108 countries visited the fair and the ISPO World […]
Six years after introducing the consumer version of our ShearBan® product for friction & shear relief, the staff at Tamarack truly enjoys the customer contact and loyalty we’ve witnessed with ENGO® Blister Prevention Patches. All the phone calls, emails and letters we receive are encouraging signs that a small company can make a big impact […]
The Louisiana O&P Association met in Lafayette, Louisiana, May 19 to 22, 2010. It was hot – Temperatures were in the mid-90s with high humidity, but it was still a lively meeting. (We northerners only melted a little around the edges.) Tamarack exhibited with Becker Orthopedic. The organizers of the meeting did a great job. […]
