Blogs
Jul 14, 2020
PREGNANCY AND PELVIC INSTABILITY
Pelvic Instability is generally used to describe a number of conditions that may cause pelvic girdle pain during or after pregnancy. Pelvic pain can be a result of changes in posture, an increase in pressure on your pelvis due to the growth of your baby, and hormonal changes that can soften the ligaments that support the pelvis.
May 15, 2020
Osteitis Pubis and Running
Osteitis pubis is the result of inflammation around the lower front of the pelvis, where the left and right pubic bon...
Mar 16, 2020
Groin Pain
Welcome to the first edition of Dr Carolyn’s Research Corner. Each month I will summarise a research article related...
Jun 18, 2019
Groin strain and groin injury in football players
A groin strain is a muscle injury that can be painful and needs time to heal and can severely affect an athlete’s performance. In this article we will find out what is groin strain, how groin strains happen, what are the symptoms of groin strain and how to help recover and prevent further injury.
Jun 13, 2019
What You Should Know About Osteitis Pubis (OP)
Osteitis pubis, or OP as it is commonly referred occurs when there is inflammation of the pubic symphysis - the joint between the two major pelvic bones at the front of the pelvis and often manifests in pain in the groin and pelvic area.
Recovery from Osteitis Pubis can take several months or longer and this can be a frustrating and painful process, especially if you are an elite athlete. Studies show that wearing compression whilst recovering may facilitate your recovery and get you back to your preferred sport and help prevent further injury.
Apr 12, 2019
William "Bull" Bullard- Harlem Globetrotter, American Ninja Warrior who also happens to love Supacore.
William "The Bull" Bullard is here in Melbourne touring with the Harlem Globetrotters.Read about him, why he does what he does, and why he loves Supacore.
Apr 2, 2019
Supacore picked in USA innovation and technology magazine Mirror review’s Top 10 Cutting-Edge Sports Technology Solution Providers, 2019"
There has been an exciting increase in Sportstech innovation during the last two decades. The use of technology in th...
Mar 27, 2019
Pain relief for Osteitis Pubis (OP) and related groin injuries.
Osteitis pubis pain and groin pain can be severe in athletes and can usually be caused by groin strain or pubic overlaod. A groin strain is a muscular tear or rupture to any one of your groin muscles; usually one of the hip adductor muscle group. Your body has five adductor muscles: adductor brevis, longus, magnus, pectineus and gracilis. Any of these groin muscles can be strained but the most common is adductor longus. It is important to warm up these groin muscles. Compression shorts can help to stabilize the pelvis .
Mar 18, 2019
Prevent hamstring re-injury with Supacore CORETECH
"Recurrent hamstring muscle strain injuries are generally more severe and result in significantly more lost time in ...
Mar 18, 2019
Compression shorts : the science behind how they work
read the science behind about how compression shorts and leggings work and how they help the athlete to recover from injury and help to prevent further njury
Jan 25, 2019
How to prevent hamstring re- injury
There’s a lot of information around on how to prevent, treat, and rehabilitate hamstring injuries. Hamstring strain injury is one of the most common injuries in sports, and causes significant loss of training and competition time and significantly affects the quality of life of injured athletes.
Jan 15, 2019
Pelvic pain during pregnancy: cause, symptoms and treatment
Pregnant women may experience pelvic pain during their pregnancy. Any type of pelvic pain during pregnancy is often referred to as pelvic girdle pain (PGP) or symphysis pubis dysfunction (SPD). Pelvic pain is very common in pregnant women . Read what causes pelvic girdle pain ,how to manage and ease the pain.