PRESS RELEASE: Chiropractors Partner and Endorse SUPACORE’s patented medical compression
The Australian Chiropractors Association (ACA) has announced a new partnership with leading sports technology brand SUPACORE, endorsing their patented medical grade range of compression wear.
Based in Melbourne, Australia and founded in 2012, SUPACORE has become increasingly known globally for its innovative compression technology and has worked alongside elite athletes and sporting clubs including the English Premier League, NHL, NFL, AFL, NRL and A League.
SUPACORE’s unique range of TGA approved products have been developed alongside leading medical practitioners and sports medicine professionals, enhancing the performance of athletes worldwide by preventing common hamstring, lower back, groin and hip injuries, stabilising the essential core muscles and speeding up the recovery process.
SUPACORE’s innovation was born out of a desire to reduce the cost of injury in sports which is estimated at $5b in 2017. Just the English Premier League paid out £217m in wages alone to injured players.
The “lightbulb “moment came for SUPACORE when a team member wore a sacroiliac belt for lower back pain, – heavy, uncomfortable and unsightly was the feedback from the team member.
Why not knit the belt into the shorts?
The team quickly sampled a pair of compression shorts with a knitted in compressive belt using seamless knitting technology. After rigorous testing with the physiotherapists, the shorts were found to be just as effective as the prescribed belt but far more versatile and comfortable to wear during training/games and under any outfit. The results also revealed that osteitis pubic afflicted athletes could return to the game in two or three months, instead of six months, which had previously been the norm.
This unique technology, CORETECH™, uses medical grade compression to replicate the body’s own deep stability system by providing optimal placement of external compressive forces throughout the pelvis and core assisting with the prevention and recovery of common ailments such as lower back pain, hamstring, groin or hip injuries, pubic overload and pelvic instability. The technology was registered with an international patent and trialled over 7 years in collaboration with sports physiotherapists and elite clubs including Sydney Swans, Queens Park Rangers, Melbourne Victory and LA Galaxy.
With the cost of injury in sport on the rise, SUPACORE’s endorsement by the ACA will work towards reducing and preventing groin, hamstring, hip and osteitis injuries among its members, without the need for surgery or medication.
“We want to ensure that Australia’s health practitioners have the best technology at their fingertips which is why we are excited to be collaborating with ACA,” says SUPACORE CEO Lesley Abeysekera.
“The ACA looks forward to the partnership with Supacore to enable our members to assist their patients in achieving health and/or sporting outcomes,” says ACA CEO Dr. Matthew Fisher.
“I have personally been using and referring my patients to the SUPACORE range since I was introduced to the product. Having the ability to direct patients to a product that is used by some of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe, as well as AFL and NRL clubs is amazing.” says Dr Craig A Skicko (B. App Sc (CM-CHIRO) M Clin Chiro)
The unique seamless knitting technology used in the SUPACORE range mimics kinesiology taping techniques and provides micro massaging of muscle groups whilst the body is in motion. SUPACORE has also developed a range to assist women suffering hip, back and groin stress during pregnancy, and aid in their recovery post-partum.
“We have a pipeline of innovation in the works to combat injury prevention, which includes body scanning technology, posture correction and resistance compression so the endorsement from the ACA is an important step towards supporting the weekend warriors in addition to the elite athletes and clubs around the world,” says Lesley.
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