Hello, I’m Vicki, and I’m delighted to have you here on my sports therapy website. As a qualified Sports Therapist with a BSc (Hons) degree in Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, I’m here to provide you with the utmost care and support.
Whether you’re experiencing pain or have sustained an injury, my clinic is open to everyone — from individuals dealing with desk-related discomfort to professional athletes. Rest assured that when you visit my clinic, you’ll receive a comprehensive consultation and assessment, allowing me to customise your treatment and aftercare precisely to your unique needs. By employing specialised manual techniques and offering valuable advice, I am committed to ensuring your well-being and a speedy recovery.
After 13 years working as a Paediatric Physiotherapy Support Worker in the NHS, I decided to embark on my journey in Sports Therapy. During that time, I had the fantastic opportunity to work full-time with Dundee United Football Club and part-time with Brechin City Football Club.
I am also a TPI Level 1 Certified Golf Swing Assessor, enabling me to integrate movement analysis and corrective exercise to help golfers enhance performance, prevent injury, and enjoy their game to the fullest.
I now have my own purpose-built clinic premises located in my garden, offering a private, welcoming, and professional space for all my clients. So, whether you’re a passionate athlete, a golfer looking to improve your swing, or someone seeking assistance with pain or injury, I’m here to provide you with friendly and effective care every step of the way.
Both sports therapists and physiotherapists have similar skills. They create personalised treatment plans to relieve pain, assess injuries thoroughly, give diagnoses, and treat patients with massage, manual therapy, and prescribe exercise.
Sports therapists focus mainly on musculoskeletal issues, while physiotherapists have a broader knowledge of neurological, respiratory, and cardiac issues. In sports therapy, we specialise in common musculoskeletal injuries and how they affect different people, so we can diagnose and treat accurately. Our approach is hands-on, including muscle testing, checking your range of motion, targeted massage, stretching, and moving your joints.
If you’re unsure whether you require the expertise of a sports therapist or a physiotherapist, feel free to reach out to me using the link below. I will be more than happy to assist you.
Vicky is extremely knowledgeable and in addition to a good diagnosis she has provided us support to deal with the pain as our bodies are repairing. We have appointments booked to receive further treatment. We’re looking forward to see Vicky again soon.
A very good practitioner who helped my son on his return from ACL injury whilst home from his USA uni over Christmas, very knowledgeable and friendly.
Having led quite a physical life, I received a number of injuries to my shoulders and, for several years suffered pain and reduced mobility in both my shoulders I was sent to a specialist by my doctor who examined me and told me I had ripped tendons. He said this could be repaired by small operations in which he could stitch the tendons and reattach them to the correct places. I asked him to just go ahead because of the pain when doing ‘stuff’ and, the restrictions on my physical life. He said he wouldn’t do this until it got much worse and gave me an open appointment. Eventually I went to VC Sports Therapy on several recommendations from family. After the first visit where ‘Vicki’ gave me a thorough examination and some manipulation, set me out an exercise and treatment plan, sent me away with great relief from the months of pain and improved movement. Over the next few months, including the date of this review, my injuries and my ability to get back to doing the things I need and want to do have been improving all the time. I highly recommend VC Sports Therapy if you wan to see improvements and get back to a normal life.
Excellent service by a very experienced and knowledgeable operative.
Really good first appointment, Vicki asked lots of questions regarding pain history and possible cause of existing problem. First treatment went well and I did feel the benefits within hours.
I felt she was really thorough on investigating how best to treat the problem and I left with simple exercises to do at home together with helpful tips on how to avoid aggravating the situation whilst continuing with treatment.
Quite simply the best, I had been struggling for a few months in pain. I’d been to see another sports therapist. This made my pain worse, so I was very apprehensive. Vicky was patient and knowledgeable and explained everything she was doing and why. She was gentle when she needed to be and firm where I needed it. I now have a plan to follow, and Vicky made sure I was doing all the exercises correctly. Pure relief to find her.
Having spent months and months experiencing and then having to live with severe pain caused by a degenerative tear to my meniscus tissue to my right knee and after using several physiotherapists in the Dundee area to no avail, I finally found this wee angel called Vicky Costello who very quickly booked me in for a 2 hour consultation appointment with check-up…who also read, understood then relayed my MRI scan and report into a language i could understand..Vicky then set about devising a physio plan and a 3 day gym workout completely bespoked to me.
Please believe when I say I’ve been thru a few different types of physios and Vicky is by far the best most professional physiotherapist I’ve ever dealt with, she is very conscience yet completely empathetic and caring..After spending months and months thinking I would never be able to run another marathon again, With Vicky, i now have a plan.. and so much hope..
I can’t thank her enough..
I’ve known Vicki for 2 seasons and often had treatment either before or after training and games. She helped me a lot during times when I required a very deep massage. She is great at what she does and suggest you give her a try!
I have worked with Vicki for 4 seasons with Dundee United. She has helped me a lot over these years by providing me with massage and gym based rehabilitation. I would recommend Vicki to anyone looking for help with an injury and especially for a sports massage.
