Lily Chiu

Remedial Massage Therapist
OPSMC

Lily Chiu has been a Massage Therapist since 1994.  She joined OPSMC in 1998 to pursue her special interest in sports injuries and has continued her involvement with elite athletes.

Lily is also in private practice in North Balwyn, and is a lecturer in a massage college.

Qualifications:

• Advance Diploma in Remedial Massage Therapy (Myotherapy)
• Diploma in Remedial Massage Therapy
• Certificate in Massage
• Manual Lymphatic Drainage (Dr Vodder trained)
• Dry Needling

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

• Australian Paralympic Cycling Team 2003-2006 for Athens 2004 Paralympic Games & Aigle World Championships 2006
• Australian Paralympic Team for Beijing 2008
• Australian Open Tennis Championships 2007-2010
• Essendon Football Club 2009 to present
• Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club 2007 to present
• Australian Cricket Team 2010 Boxing Day Test
• Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006
• World Masters Games 2002
• Australian Wheelchair Tennis Open 1997-2001
• Sydney Olympics 2000
• Herald Sun Tour with professional road cyclists 1997-2008
• Richmond, Hawthorn & Melbourne Football Clubs

Professional Memberships and Positions:

• Treasurer to the Society of Clinical Masseurs 1998-2000
• Lecturer – Holmesglen Institute 2007
• Lecturer – Melbourne Institute of Massage Therapy 2009 to present
• Soft Tissue Injury Forum Presentations 1999 & 2000 - Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre

Greatest Sporting Moments:

• 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City: Alisa Camplin’s gold medal aerial ski jump & Steven Bradbury speed skating gold medal
• Beijing Paralympics 2008: Men’s wheelchair basketball gold medal win.
• Athens Paralympics 2004: Kieren Modra & David Short Australian tandem cycling team gold medal in 1000m sprint
• Melbourne Storm Premiership 2007 & 2009

Personal Sporting Experience:

• Snow skiing, downhill and road cycling, swimming, outdoor rock-climbing, aerobics instructor, junior and senior level calisthenics.