Sally Child

Podiatrist
BPodiatry(Honours)
OPSMC since April 2001

Sally Child is head of the podiatry department at Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre. She was awarded a first class honours and won the Young Investigator’s award at the Victorian Podiatry Conference in 2000. Sally worked in Perth for 18 months before joining the Olympic Park team in 2001.

Sally’s practice interests include: Lower limb biomechanics and footwear technology. She also has a special interest in Australian Rules Football, track and field athletics, recreational running and the treatment of children.

Sally is in her final year of a Master's in Sports Medicine (by Research) at the University of Melbourne. Her research has focused on Achilles tendinopathy in running athletes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Podiatry with Honours

Involvement with Teams and Associations:

Current:

• Richmond Football Club
• Victorian Cricket Academy
• Liaises with Little Athletics Victoria, Australian Ballet School and PGA

Past:

• Perth Wild Cats Basketball
• AIS hockey

Professional Memberships:

• Member Australian Podiatry Association
• Member Sports Medicine Australia (SMA)
• Member Australasian Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine  

Personal sporting experience:

• Competed for Boxhill Athletics Club for 8 years
• Victorian underage athletics team member competing at national level 1991 - 1994
• Australian underage 4 x 100m record
• Captain of Sport at Camberwell Girls Grammar School 1994.

Professional conferences & appearances:

• Perth Podiatry Conference 2000
• Victorian Podiatry Conference 2000 & 2006
• National Podiatry Conference 2007 (poster presentation)
• Victorian Sports Medicine Conference 2002 & 2003
• National Sports Medicine Conference 2008
• Various lectures to sports physiotherapists, doctors, coaches and sporting groups