Our Story
Fiona Costello graduated with First Class Honours in 2003 from Glasgow Caledonian University. She won awards for best clinical placement, best research honours project and best overall student. She worked in Kerry General Hospital and private practices in New Zealand before establishing the physiotherapy clinic in Fairies Cross Medical Centre in 2006.
Fiona has gained extensive experience through many professional development courses in musculoskeletal rehabilitation and exercised based therapy. She is an APPI trained Pilates instructor, and qualified Hydrotherapist, teaching deep water Aquajogging classes 4 times per week in Tralee Sports Complex.
Mark Thompson joined forces with Fiona in 2019 to fill the case load of Claire Qiunlan when she left for travel. Mark has 10 years Chartered Physiotherapy experience after completing his Masters in physiotherapy in Edinburgh. prior to this he has a degree in strength and conditioning. Mark gained extensive Pirvate practice experience in Scotland and ran his own Private Practice in England. He has worked for several years as a contract physiotherapist for the Scottish international rugby team. For family reasons and a Tralee native wife he has settled in Tralee with his family and will continue to complement Fiona in Fairies Cross to provide quality physiotherapy and APPI Pilates instruction.
Fairies Cross Medical Centre Physiotherapy Clinic currently offers:
* Musculoskeletal and sports injury assessment and treatment
* Dry needling (Fiona)
* Orthotic assessment & prescription (both Fiona and Mark)
* Neurological rehab (including strokes, head injury, MS, reduced mobility)
* Chest physiotherapy
* MS Listowel group rehab
* Home visit service where required
* 8 Pilates classes per week; see Pilates Tralee on Facebook for details
* 4 Aquajogging classes per week; see Aquajogging Tralee on Facebook for details (Fiona 0860588392)
* Call 066 7195452,see www.fairiescrossmedicalcentre.ie