What is the difference between chiropody and podiatry?
Chiropody is the old term for podiatry. The first-ever recorded chiropodist in Victoria operated in Geelong in 1842 and the first meeting of the Chiropodists Association of Victoria – now the Australian Podiatry Association (Vic) – was held in May 1929. In 1968, after decades of lobbying, the Chiropodists Act, which provided for registration of chiropodists, passed through Parliament.
