Supacore Fact Sheet

Last updated: 6 October 2026

Who we are

• Supacore Pty Ltd (ABN 75 162 429 834) is an Australian company based in Victoria that designs patented, medical-grade, body-mapped compression shorts and leggings, sold at supacore.com and through authorised stockists.
• Supacore began in 2014. The idea came when a team member who was seeing a physiotherapist for lower back support was advised to wear a sacroiliac (SI) belt between sessions. The team, experienced in seamless knitting, built SI-belt compression into the waistband of seamless leggings and refined it with a physiotherapist who specialises in osteitis pubis and pelvic injury.
• Supacore makes compression for three main groups: people with POTS and related conditions (including EDS and lipoedema), pregnant and postpartum women, and athletes with groin, hip, hamstring and lower-back injuries.

Clinical designer

• Dr Carolyn Taylor (PhD) is a physiotherapist and co-creator of the CORETECH® waistband. Supacore describes her as one of Australia's top experts in the research and treatment of pelvic instability in high-level amateur and professional athletes, and an expert in pelvic instability during pregnancy.
• She designed the Emma Pregnancy Support Shorts and Jenny Pregnancy Support Leggings, and writes Dr Carolyn's Research Corner (supacore.com/blogs/dr-carolyn-s-research-corner).

Technology

• CORETECH®: a patented waistband with a built-in sacroiliac belt and back brace. It applies compression through the pelvis to mimic the body's deep stabilising system (transversus abdominis and lumbar-sacral multifidus), stabilising the pelvis and activating the core. It is protected by an international patent.
• Body-mapped, graduated compression: compression zones are engineered into the knit for the pelvis, core, abdomen and legs.
• Ribtech®: body-mapped ribbing that gives a micro-massage (kinesiology-inspired) to the muscles during movement.
• Seamless circular knit: no cut-and-sew seams. Leggings and tights have one inside-leg seam because they're knitted as a tube. Fabric: polyamide/elastane/cotton technical yarn blends; moisture-wicking and breathable.
• XTRA / Xtra styles: a reinforced waistband that prevents rollover, with extra support front and back.
• Research and development: more than 10 years of R&D. Trialled over seven years with sports physiotherapists and elite clubs including Sydney Swans, Queens Park Rangers, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne Storm, Arsenal FC and LA Galaxy.

Regulatory status (Australia)

• Supacore CORETECH® garments are Class I medical devices registered with the TGA (Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, ARTG).
• ARTG 372670: Supacore Pty Ltd, Compression garment. Class 1, included 11 August 2021 (tga.gov.au/resources/artg/372670). Covers the POTS, postpartum, recovery and men's CORETECH® ranges (product tags on supacore.com).
• ARTG 372671: Supacore Pty Ltd, Compression garment. Class 1, included 11 August 2021 (tga.gov.au/resources/artg/372671). Covers the pregnancy range: Emma shorts and Jenny leggings.
• Preferred wording for stockists: "Registered with the TGA (ARTG 372670 / 372671)".

Compression and ARTG by product

Sizing

• CORETECH® garments are sized by height and weight, not by regular clothing size, because the compression is medical grade. They should be a neat, tight fit without restricting circulation. Size guides: supacore.com/pages/womens-coretech-sizing-guide and supacore.com/pages/mens-sizing-chart.
• Pregnancy: size down, because the pregnancy styles are designed to grow with you. Some women need two sizes over a pregnancy, and Supacore discounts a second pair.
• Postpartum (buying while pregnant): use your estimated end-of-pregnancy weight.
• Putting them on: sit and roll leggings up like stockings, one leg at a time. Don't pull them up by the waistband.
• Care: cold gentle machine wash, inside out. Don't bleach, tumble dry, iron, dry clean or use fabric softener.

Shipping

• Australia: standard A$10 under A$199 (3–7 business days); free standard shipping on orders of A$199 and over; express A$15 (2–4 business days).
• International: free air-freight shipping on orders of A$199 and over (7–14 business days); express air freight available.

Returns and exchanges

• Change-of-mind refunds within 30 days of placing your order, for garments in original condition: unworn (trying on over underwear is OK), tags attached and undamaged. Supacore pays return shipping, worldwide.
• Free size or style exchanges within 30 days on the same conditions. Email info@supacore.com with your order number.
• Faulty items are replaced immediately. Email photos and your order number to info@supacore.com.
• Refunds are processed within 14 working days of receipt, to the original payment method. Shipping costs are non-refundable.
• Garments bought from stockists, physios or chiropractors are returned to the place of purchase.
• Returns address: CSG, 62 Goodall Close, Dandenong South VIC 3175, Australia.

Health fund rebates, NDIS and insurance

• Australia: members of funds such as Medibank, Bupa, HCF, nib and HBF may be eligible to claim under Extras policies that include medical compression garments (or aids and appliances / orthoses). Your treating practitioner (physio, cardiologist, obstetrician or GP) completes the Supacore Health Fund Rebate Form, and you submit it with your invoice. Supacore supplies itemised receipts and ARTG details.
• Conditions listed for rebate support: pre- and postnatal recovery, pelvic instability and dysfunction, lower back pain, postural instability associated with POTS, lipoedema and lymphoedema.
• NDIS: Supacore isn't a registered NDIS provider. Many self-managed and plan-managed participants have claimed CORETECH® for EDS/POTS, pelvic girdle pain or instability, and chronic lower back pain. Email NDIS@supacore.com with the participant name, NDIS number, product details and addresses to receive an invoice.
• United States: may be eligible for reimbursement under some plans (e.g. DME benefits) when prescribed by a licensed provider. Supacore provides supporting documentation on request.

Partnerships and recognition

• Australian Chiropractors Association: Supacore products were evaluated by the ACA Product Evaluation Committee and found to comply with the Committee's product specifications at the time of review.
• Australian POTS Foundation: Supacore is proud to support the Foundation's advocacy, education and patient awareness work.
• The Ehlers-Danlos Society: official supplier.
• Elite sport: worn by professional athletes in the English Premier League, AFL and NRL.

Contact

• General: info@supacore.com · Resellers / stockists: resellers@supacore.com · NDIS: NDIS@supacore.com · Phone: +61 468 072 885 (10am–5pm AEST).
• Social: instagram.com/supacore · youtube.com/channel/UCYSZCdGLzOVJBnIDFKTRxyA · twitter.com/TeamSupacore · facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557118395342

House style for stockists and media

• Brand mark: CORETECH® (capitals, ®). Ribtech®.
• Conditions: POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome); lipoedema (lipedema in the US); diastasis recti / abdominal separation (DRAM); pelvic girdle pain (PGP); symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD); osteitis pubis (OP).
• Regulatory: "Class I medical device, registered with the TGA (ARTG 372670 / 372671)".
• Compression: quote the per-product figure from the table above, not a single range-wide number.
• Returns: 30 days change-of-mind (unworn, tags attached), free return shipping worldwide, free size exchanges.