Dr Gaylene Mckay

Gaylene has been at Alphington Sports Medicine since 1990 and is both the Managing Director of the Clinic and an APA titled Sports Physiotherapist. Gaylene completed a PhD degree, where she investigated injuries in basketball with a focus on recurrent ankle sprains. Ankle injuries are one of the areas of her special interest. She has also lectured to Physiotherapists about the management of ankle injuries for many years. She has extensive experience as a Sports Physiotherapist and is currently the Physiotherapist for the Australian Women's "Opals" Basketball team (2015 to current) and the Melbourne (nee Bulleen) Boomers in the Women's National Basketball League (1990 to current). Her interest in basketball extends from her own participation in the sport - she played 348 games and won 6 championships over 17 years in the Women's National Basketball League. Gaylene also works with the Victorian Calisthenics team (2013 to current) understanding the sport from her own participation in her younger years. And she has previously worked in netball at the Commonwealth Games (2006) and with the Victorian Netball team (1993 to 2001). Gaylene is a Physiotherapy Advisor to the WorkSafe (Victoria) & Transport Accident Commission (TAC) Clinical Panels, these role sees her discuss treatments and mentor many other Physiotherapists. Postgraduate qualifications: PhD (La Trobe University) Memberships: Australian Physiotherapy Association including Sports and Exercise Physiotherapy group