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Paediatric Chiropractor in Towcester – Supporting Northamptonshire’s Fastest Growing Town for Young Families

If you’re looking for a paediatric chiropractor in Towcester, our team at Duston Chiropractic Clinic offers gentle, age-appropriate care for babies, children and teenagers, always within a clearly defined musculoskeletal scope. Whether it’s a toddler’s posture, a growth spurt, or a knock picked up at sport, we see families from right across Towcester.

Towcester has grown quickly in recent years, with new family homes going up around the Racecourse and at Towcester Grange, alongside an established pony club, football and mini rugby scene that keeps local children busy and occasionally banged up. Whether you’ve just moved to one of the newer estates or have been raising a family here for years, the same kinds of postural and activity-related concerns tend to come up again and again.

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WHAT WE TREAT
Duston Chiropractic Clinic ​
Duston Sports Centre, Cotswold Avenue,
Duston, Northampton. NN5 6EX

Safety Comes First

Chiropractic care for children is not a smaller version of adult treatment. It uses gentle, low-force techniques appropriate to a child’s stage of development, and it stays within a clearly defined musculoskeletal scope. We’re happy to say plainly what that does and doesn’t cover: we do not treat colic, reflux, ear infections, sleep problems or behavioural conditions, and we’d always point a family toward their GP or health visitor for those. What we do assess and support is growth-related posture, movement and comfort.

A Straightforward Journey

Duston Chiropractic Clinic is around 20 to 25 minutes from Towcester via the A43 and A45, the same route already used by patients visiting for general chiropractic care, with free on-site parking at the clinic.

Postural changes during a growth spurt are one of the most frequent reasons parents get in touch, often flagged first by a parent noticing a change or by a comment from school.
School bags, screen time and long periods sitting at a desk show up in Towcester the same way they do everywhere, but with a large recent influx of primary-age children into the new estates, it’s a pattern we expect to see more of, not less.
Knocks, strains and niggles from sport are common given the town’s active pony club, football and mini rugby scene. Where a niggle is genuinely musculoskeletal, our sports injury approach applies just as it would for an adult, adapted for a child’s stage of development.
A general movement or comfort concern a parent simply wants assessed properly, often after a GP or health visitor has already ruled out anything more serious.

Meet Our Paediatric Chiropractor

Fia Magnusdottir

Fia Magnusdottir

MSc Chiropractic, AECC University College | GCC Registered | Paediatric & Pregnancy Chiropractic | Duston Chiropractic Clinic

Fia Magnusdottir leads paediatric care at Duston Chiropractic Clinic. Her full background and qualifications are covered on our main paediatric chiropractic page, which is worth reading before you book if you’d like the detail on her training.

Qualifications & Registration

  • GCC-registered chiropractor
  • MSc Chiropractic, AECC University College
  • Paediatric clinical placement, AECC University College
  • Post-graduate clinical experience under a leading Icelandic paediatric chiropractor
  • Special interest in paediatric and pregnancy chiropractic
  • Practising at Duston Chiropractic Clinic, Northampton

    Meet the full team →

What to Expect at Your Child’s First Appointment

We’ll take a full history, including how your child’s complaint started and anything relevant from birth or early development. The assessment itself is gentle and unhurried, and we’ll explain everything as we go so both you and your child know what to expect. You’re welcome to stay with your child throughout.
Duston Chiropractic Clinic treatment room in Northampton

Frequently Asked Questions about Paediatric Chiropractor Care in Towcester

Is paediatric chiropractic safe for my child?
Yes. Techniques are gentle and adapted to your child’s age and stage of development, using a fraction of the force used in adult treatment, and delivered by a GCC registered chiropractor. We’ll always explain what we’re doing and why before we do it.

What age can my child start?
We see children across a wide age range, from infants through to teenagers. The approach is tailored to each child individually rather than following a single standard protocol regardless of age.

Do you treat colic, reflux or sleep problems?
No. We stay within musculoskeletal care, covering posture, movement and growth-related concerns. For colic, reflux or sleep issues, we’d always recommend speaking to your GP or health visitor first rather than treating it as something chiropractic care addresses.

My child’s GP or physio has already seen them. Is it worth getting a chiropractic opinion too?
It can be, particularly where the concern is specifically postural or movement related and a parent wants a second, focused assessment. We’re not a replacement for your GP or physio, and we’ll say plainly if something sits outside what we can help with, but a musculoskeletal assessment alongside existing care is a reasonable thing to want.

How far is the clinic from Towcester?
Around 20 to 25 minutes via the A43 and A45, with free on-site parking.

Book Your Child's Appointment

If your child’s posture, movement, or an activity-related niggle from sport is on your mind, we’re happy to take a proper look. Book online, or call or email us if you’d rather speak to someone first.

GCC-registered chiropractic care. Thorough assessment. Honest advice. A treatment plan built around your specific problem and your life.

Call us on: 01604 754456 or Email us: ​admin@dustonchiropractic.co.uk

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Duston Chiropractic Clinic

​Duston Sports Centre
Cotswold Avenue
​Duston
Northampton
NN5 6EX

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​The Dovecote
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Paediatric Chiropractic

Areas We Cover for Children's Chiropractic Care

Gentle, GCC registered paediatric chiropractic care for families across Northamptonshire. Find your area below.

Daventry Towcester Dallington Bugbrooke Weedon Bec Brixworth Wellingborough Kettering Rushden Kingsthorpe Moulton Abington East Hunsbury Wootton Grange Park
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What We Can Help With

Our chiropractors in Northampton offer expert chiropractic treatment & musculoskeletal care for a range of conditions:

LOwer BACK PAIN

NECK PAIN

SCIATICA

SHOULDER PAIN

Headaches

Sports Injury

pregnancy