Conditions Treated
What is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is a ancient Chinese healing art, which has developed and matured over the last 2,000 years. Various styles have been practiced in many Asian countries for hundreds of years, but it has been practiced in the West only for the last 150 years, and in America since the 1970's. Acupuncture is one element of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It involves the insertion of very fine, hair-like needles into specific points, called acupoints, along different channels of the body. It is at the acupoints where qi, or energy, is accessed. Energy circulates throughout the body along pathways, called meridians or channels. When the circulation of energy is disrupted due to an insufficiency, overabundance or blockage, imbalance within the body occurs resulting in potential illness. Acupuncture works to restore the balance of energy within the body, allowing your body to promote its own healing.
Acupuncture can treat...
At Nashua Acupuncture Center, we focus on meeting the diverse healthcare needs of our patients. We are educated and trained as general practitioners, with specialization in infertility, women's health and pain management.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and National Institute of Health (NIH) have provided information regarding the effectiveness of acupuncture to treat a multitude of health conditions including, but not limited to:
PAIN and MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS:
- Arthritis
- Headache
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Knee pain
- Facial pain
- Dental pain
- Post-operative pain
- Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMJ)
- Sprains
- Sciatica
- Tennis Elbow
- Periarthritis of the shoulder
OB/GYN:
- Infertility
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)
- Dysmenorrhea
- Induction of labor
- Malposition of fetus
- Morning sickness
- Perimenopause/Menopause
GASTROINTESTINAL:
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Ulcerative colitis
- Acute peptic ulcer
- Chronic gastritis
- Gastrospasm
- Acute bacillary dysentary
- Acute epigastalgia
NEUROLOGICAL:
- Migraines
- Stroke
AUTOIMMUNE:
- Rheumatoid arthritis
RESPIRATORY and EAR, NOSE and THROAT:
- Asthma
- Allergic rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Allergies
- Bronchitis
MENTAL HEALTH:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
OTHER:
- Adverse reactions related to radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
- Leukopenia