Marty and Peg Carlson founded Tamarack with the help of six highly capable employees. The company started out designing and fabricating custom orthoses, prostheses and adaptive equipment. Serving the needs of people with very severe and/or multiple conditions quickly became our specialty.

During the mid 90’s, Medicare and Medicaid funding policy changes made it difficult to sustain the provision of innovative custom equipment for the people who needed it. In 1995, Tamarack developed a unique, inexpensive, highly durable orthotic joint, the Tamarack Flexure Joint, which remains to this day a leading choice for O&P professionals worldwide

As our company grew, we took the time to listen to our clients’ stories: their difficulties, pain, frustrations and their hopes for a more functional, independent life. We applied our background knowledge of biomechanics, material science and handicapping disease seeking innovative solutions. We liked direct and simple solutions whenever possible.

As we discovered applications for our products in athletics, everyone from recreational to elite athletes began to pick them up, deepening our understanding that all of us function at our own pace, along a continuous spectrum from the professional to the very challenged. Our product line continued to expand, empowering people of all abilities with optimized comfort, performance, and mobility. 

Today, we continue our growth in the orthotic/prosthetic industry with design developments extending our Tamarack Flexure Joint and strategic friction reduction (ShearBan and ENGO) product lines. In recent years, we have focused our development on fabric technologies (GlideWear™ Technology) and wearable products that protect skin and soft tissue from the friction and shear that cause blisters, pressure injuries, and wounds.

Tamarack is a small, privately held business, wholly owned by the Marty and Peg Carlson family. We’re based in Minnesota and our products are proudly made in the USA of domestic and imported materials.