Manchester Acupuncture Studio

I have been an acupuncture patient for over 4 years. When my previous clinic closed I followed my acupuncturist to Manchester Acupuncture Studio. Over the last year I have been treated by almost every acupuncturist at this clinic and I can honestly say they are all wonderful! I have been treated for a variety of health problems with amazing results. I would highly recommend this clinic and all practitioners! I was initially intimidated by the community setting, but have found it to be an awesome experience. Since I would not have been able to afford to continue treatments for this long without the sliding scale, I am eternally grateful to POCA that community acupuncture exists. Thank you Manchester Acupuncture Studio for your service to all seeking relief in a professional and affordable environment!

This place is amazing. Friendly staff. Appointments are always available and the sliding scale is so helpful. I love the communal approach this company takes to acupuncture. The atmosphere is a quiet space to receive treatment but also to practice mindfulness. They are strictly professional and have always encouraged me to let them know if a needle was uncomfortable or needed to be taken out. I’ll always come here.

I have been going to MAS for 4 years. I had a chronic pain condition that was really bad years ago and I had tried everything the doctors recommended. EVERYTHING! One day, I was feeling desperate and decided to give acupuncture a try. I was skeptical because I had so much trouble finding relief from medications, injections, surgeries, and physical therapy. But to my surprise, acupuncture brought me relief. It’s not a magic wand but there’s something almost magical about it. I found myself going back, time and time again. Andy is absolutely amazing and I highly recommend him. He will take the time to listen to you and make sure you feel comfortable and cared for. No matter what ails you, Andy is the man to see and he will give you a treatment tailored to your needs. I recently moved away from NH and I really miss that acupuncture studio. It’s a great place.

I highly recommend going to Manchester Acupuncture Studio! I always wanted to try acupuncture but my deep fear of needles kept me from doing so. I first went when they were offering a 2-​for-​1 deal. A friend of mine convinced me to at least meet with them. You’ll fill out your paperwork and have a consultation in a private room your first visit. They asked me to identify up to 3 areas to be treated. They discussed how acupuncture would benefit these areas and developed a treatment plan for me. They then showed me how the «needles» literally bend. Once I saw this, I was willing to give it a try. I was amazed at how if I wasn’t watching where they put them in, I wouldn’t know anything was there. If you have this fear yourself, I highly recommend going to meet with them first to see for yourself how they are nothing like the traditional needles we all have in mind when we hear the work needles.
The studio is a community acupuncture facility. They explained to me this approach is to keep things affordable as well as they believe there’s better healing in numbers. So after your consultation, you move into the community room. It’s a large tranquil room in an old mill building so therefore the room has a very open feeling to it. There is relaxing music playing as well as many white noise machines. The lights are low and at night there are candles glowing all around the room.
There are about 14 recliners I’d guesstimate. They provide blankets and pillows but you can also bring in your own if you’d prefer. They come in to treat you after you’ve selected a recliner and put your belongings in the bin next to your chair. They show you the sealed needles and take them out of the wrapping in front of you. They ask you wear clothes that you can easily raise your pants to above your knee as well as a shirt with sleeves you can roll up if need be. The placement of the needles depends on what your being treated for. Because of the white noise machines going, you never hear what the acupuncturists and a client are discuss, thus privacy is not an issue. After your needles are placed, they will put a blanket over you if you wish. They ask you if you need to leave at a certain time because almost everyone seems to fall asleep during their treatment. I am not one of those people whom can fall asleep during my treatment. I bring an ipod with reordered meditations I listen to during my treatment. They constantly walk around every few minutes to make sure everyone is doing well and doesn’t need anything. When you are ready to leave, you sit up in your recliner and they’ll come over to you and remove the needles. It’s literally painless! Your needles are immediately placed in a biohazard disposal bin after they’ve removed them.
They are open daily, even on holidays. They have great hours that anyone should be able to appreciate. You can schedule online or call. I’ve also noticed that even if it appears online they don’t have an opening when you desire to go, if you call they have always accommodated my time. They are very understanding and flexible. If too many people are being treated, there is a second smaller community room they open when needed.
They are also very affordable. It’s a self pay, none insurance payment. They suggest a range between $ 15-​$ 30 a visit. You pay what you can, no questions ask. If you have a FSA, save your receipt as it’s FSA reimbursement eligible. They have a frequent recliner punch/​loyalty card. After so many visits, you get a free one. I’ve also heard that if you have a more chronic issue being treated and they recommend you come often at first to treat it, they offer a deeper discount to those patients to keep it affordable for them. What a wonderful place! You have no reason not to try it.

Manchester Acupuncture Studio is the best, bar none. I had an injury I thought would never heal and was just resigned to living with the pain. Then one day the pain was unbearable and I was desperate. I found this place, proceeded with treatment, healed while experiencing benefits above and beyond my wildest expectations, and it was a revelation.
My injury is long since healed, but I have continued to go here because frankly, I feel amazing after coming here. I sleep better, have less stress, feel happier, and I have taken my workouts to a whole new level. (I am a serious athlete and PR’d in the mile by a full ten seconds!) The only significant change I made in my training from my prior PR to my current PR was my patronage here at MAS. I’ve racked my brain trying to deconstruct the science involved in this breakthrough. My best theory is that receiving treatment here took my recovery to a level I couldn’t reach just getting massages and stretching and foam rolling. The treatments physically feel amazing, like the end-​point of the best massage ever, without manual manipulation of the tissues. I should add that I always take care to relax and get comfortable when I come in for a treatment, before switching on my ipod, zoning out, breathing deeply, thinking positive thoughts, and meditating. I think this mindfulness makes a difference.
Before trying this place, I was the ultimate skeptic, not wanting to believe in any new age, unfounded, deceptive, placebo-​effect type of treatments. Zealous searches for all the current, peer-​reviewed research on «acupuncture» and certain blood serum markers (like, for instance, «immunoglobulin») yielded evidence that acupuncture does effect the body in a positive way, and not just fudged evidence, either, but the real kind: randomized, double-​blind, placebo-​controlled studies. On account that acupuncture stood this truest scientific test and passed, bearing in mind my anguish at the time, I decided to experience it for myself. And it’s one of the best decisions I have made in my life.
Try it out for yourself and you will see what I mean– If you have a friend with an injury or illness, or just going through a tough personal time, I would urge you to consider bringing them to acupuncture and going yourself as well. An acupuncture buddy will be your friend for life. Just a note for those apprehensive of needles, the «needles» are actually finer than a strand of hair and don’t hurt when inserted. In the hands of a non-​practitioner, acupuncture needles will actually bend when placed against the skin (rather than insert) — they are that pliable and gentle.
The things acupuncture can do for your life are profound. In fact, I would personally love to see MAS hosting a health care providers fair of some kind, and getting those MDs into chairs for treatment, so individuals on the front lines of health care can experience for themselves the therapeutic benefits and make the informed decision to start incorporating acupuncture within their practices.
I have scrapped the idea of gifting someone with a spa date and just send them here instead. If there is anything wrong with you, or anything going on with your body that is less than optimal, this place can probably fix it. This acupuncture studio is my favorite thing about the city. In my experience, it has been a beacon of healing and of hope. When you are suffering and have tried other things, and gotten anything less than superb results, the Manchester Acupuncture Studio has what you need.
Acupuncture still flies under the radar, and that is a missed opportunity to the health and well-​being of all those who have never experienced it. Because its virtues are still not widely known or understood, I felt it necessary that my review address both MAS and acu in general. How well does acupuncture work– if at all? And: How well does MAS do? The verdict? Acupuncture works & MAS rocks.
Other details: The hours here are pretty great. Conveniently, they manage to be open late enough during week days and also on the weekends so that even someone juggling a demanding schedule can be accommodated. The environment is just as it should be: unassuming but still beautiful, comfortable, tranquil and serene. Aside from performing miracles while making you feel relaxed and rejuvenated, this place is set up around a very innovative treatment model that allows them to charge way, way less than anywhere else. They charge less than ¹⁄₁₀^th of what the treatments are worth. I truly believe you won’t find better acupuncture anywhere in the world than from Andy. Everyone on staff goes the extra mile to make sure your experience amazing, comfortable, relaxing and therapeutic. And I’ll say it again: Andy is the best. I wish more medical/​health provider models were designed around this concept, and had this level of expertise behind them. Grab a friend and go.