Giving you greater well-being with natural therapies.
Amherst Wellness Center is an integrative medical practice serving Amherst, NH and its surrounding regions. We specialize in providing customized treatment using acupuncture, massage, & herbal medicine. Meeting people where they are, we aim to help you feel better no matter where you are starting. Acute & chronic pain, GI distress, and mild to moderate anxiety & depression are just a few things we can help with.
We are located in Amherst NH. No matter your health goals, we are here to serve you.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a therapy from ancient times, but continues to go through innovation even today. At our clinic we offer a unique combination of Japanese & orthopedic styles of acupuncture that increases nervous system functioning, promotes blood circulation, releases muscular & mental tension, and improves organ health. It is a powerful method that can be used for problems throughout the body.
Massage Therapy
Here at Amherst Wellness Center we offer therapeutic and relaxational massage. Therapeutic massage tends to be focused on the areas of your body that are causing pain and discomfort. It is anatomically informed with the goal of helping you to move better and feel less pain. Relaxational massage focuses on calming the body down, lowering stress levels and helping you to unwind. This often has the added benefit of improving circulation and lowering blood pressure. Sometimes what we need is a little of both. Because we personalize care, we can make sure you get the massage you need to help you feel better.
Chinese Herbal Medicine
For occasions when you need treatment every day, herbal medicine is a comprehensive option. Herbs can offer a targeted approach to acute & chronic illness without the strong side effects common to medications, and can be an indispensable tool to bring difficult or unresponsive problems under control. At our clinic we source our herbs from Spring Wind and Kamwo Meridian pharmacies - both long-standing names in the TCM herbal community with the highest quality standards.
At Amherst Wellness Center, we are committed to bringing you care founded on compassion, empathy, and experience.
Paul Mosier, MAOM, L.Ac., CCH is a national board-certified acupuncturist, TCM herbalist, certified consulting hypnotist, and licensed to practice in the states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts since 2011. He brings together traditional East Asian medicine with modern biomedical science, combining multiple modalities to offer his patients holistic and meaningful care. He offers his clients insight & empowerment over their problems, encouraging them to take steps to reach their goals.
Nicole Mosier, LMT is a licensed massage therapist who has been practicing since 2012. She specializes in therapeutic and oncology massage. She does targeted, personalized massage, focusing on the areas most in need, to give impactful and sustaining relief. She gives to her clients a compassionate presence and supportive environment with resources to help them make the life and health changes they are trying to achieve. She also attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition to increase her understanding of the human body and how what we eat affects the quality of our lives. She offers health coaching services for those looking to make improvements with their eating habits.
This is the million-dollar question. From a Chinese point of view, acupuncture works by regulating the flow of energy ('qi') in the body. A smooth flow of qi is synonymous with good health. Disease arises when qi flow becomes slow, stuck, or deficient to any part of the body. This disease can manifest as a physical problem, like joint pain or GI distress, or it can be a mental problem, like constant anxiety or chronic depression. In East Asian medicine, there is no boundary between physical and mental health.
Some people can live with this answer, others can't.
From a Western point of view, the research is still ongoing and points to many different causes. We know that acupuncture releases pain-killing chemicals and that it alters activity in the brain where the perception of pain occurs. We know that inserting a needle promotes a local immune system response and a change in blood circulation. We know that the manipulation of a needle alters the tension in the body's network of fascia. And we know that inserting needles in specific locations can have different effects on the brain depending on where the needle is placed. Putting these effects together allows us to treat a wide range of conditions.
Because of how it works on the nervous system, acupuncture is best suited for treating pain and mental distress. Acupuncture can help in some way for pain of nearly any cause or severity. Whether or not it can cure the pain depends on the specific condition. Also, because acupuncture helps turn off the fight-or-flight response, it can also be used for many conditions where that influence is strongly felt - think GI conditions, insomnia, autoimmune problems, and similar. There are also some treatments for very specific conditions, like breech presentation or facilitating labor, where acupuncture has a surprisingly effective role.
Acupuncture can help with most problems more than not, so if you have questions about a specific condition it is best to call & ask.
The answer to this question depends on what you are getting treatment for, how long you have had that particular problem, and the treatment method & frequency you are using. With most manual therapies, patients with acute issues often see lasting results within 2-3 treatments. More chronic conditions can take longer before sustained progress is noted. Age, lifestyle, and general health conditions play a role in this too.
Yes - acupuncture & herbal medicine often work better when used along with other therapies. Acupuncture does not interfere with any chiropractic or physical therapy work. It is also not a problem for patients on bloodthinning medications (ie coumadin or warfarin) as it is uncommon for patients to bleed when needles are removed.
Paul, our acupuncturist, is in network with Harvard Pilgrim & Cigna. Please call your provider to determine if you have any acupuncture coverage as part of your benefits. Please note that insurance companies typically only reimburse for nausea or specific forms of musculoskeletal pain.
If you have a different insurance provider that covers acupuncture, or if you have a flexible spending account or health savings account, we will be happy to provide you with an itemized receipt to send in for reimbursement.
Our Main Office 292 State Route 101 Unit IJ Amherst NH 03031 We're in Salzburg Square, sharing an office with North Shore Osteopathic. Phone 603-213-6090 Email scheduling *at* amherstwellness.com
