Lily Chiu

Remedial Massage Therapist / Myotherapist
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 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.