If you’re interested in learning more about foot-related issues: prevention, treatment and footwear recommendations check out the America’s Podiatrist Blog at http://askamericaspodiatrist.wordpress.com/. America’s Podiatrist was developed by Dr. Michael Nirenberg, DPM, of the Friendly Foot Care Clinic in Crown Point, Indiana. Some of Dr. Nirenberg’s most recent Blog posts include blisters, barefoot running, heel pain […]

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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Here’s a recent article on the growing trend of fabricating leg braces for dogs. The May 25, 2009 article is about Derrick Campana, CO from the Sun Gazette of Arlington, Virginia: “Entrepreneur’s Prosthetics for Animals in Vanguard of Growing Industry.” Campana’s company, Animal Orthocare, is one of the (photo courtesy of Animal Orthocare) growing number […]

Please read Tamarack™ Habilitation Technology‘s most recent white paper “Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Dogs.” This white paper discusses the surprising statistics regarding ligament ruptures and surgeries for dogs. About 1.2 million dogs undergo surgery for torn ligaments every year. Most of these surgeries are for torn cranial cruciate ligaments (CCL) – the canine equivalent […]

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 […]

  Please read an article by Stefania Fatone, PhD, and colleagues published in the May, 2009 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The title of the article is “Effect of Ankle-Foot Orthosis Alignment and Foot-Plate Length on the Gait of Adults with Poststroke Hemiplegia.” The research compares the gait patterns of stroke […]

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® […]

Need a hot topic for a scintillating dinner table conversation for this evening? Or, have you have finished watching the paint dry and you are looking for something else to do? Your friends at Tamarack have come to the rescue with our all-new Tamarack L-Code List! Whoa, you say . . . Where can I […]

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 […]