Autumn Acupuncture & Apothecary

06/13/2025

✨ Maternity Leave Announcement ✨

With a full heart, I’m letting my patients know that I’ll be stepping away for maternity leave starting June 23rd, as my family prepares to welcome a new little one.

My last day in the office will be June 20th, and I’d be happy to see you before then if you’d like to come in — space permitting, so please reach out soon if that’s something you’d like to arrange.

I plan to return to the office sometime this fall, and will keep you updated as that time approaches. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything — I’ll be happy to connect you with trusted referrals or offer support however I can.

It’s been an incredible gift to care for you, and I’m deeply grateful for your trust, kindness, and continued support. I look forward to reconnecting soon.

With warmth and gratitude,
Nicole

10/09/2024

Our bookings have opened with some availability for the week of November 5th! At this time, we are able to take on some new patients as well. Please feel free to reach out to the office to book your initial visit and to gain access to our new patient paperwork. Call us at (508) 834-1189. 🎃🍁

09/04/2024

We will be out of the office 9/10-9/21. Our first openings are available on 9/25 and are limited. Call or text the office to book. Happy fall! 🖤☀️

04/06/2024

03/21/2024

Training for a big race? Feeling like your sore muscles are limiting you at the gym? Dealing with recovery from a sports related injury?

We can help with that! (Yes… ALL of that.)

I am trained to use dry needle/trigger point therapy to get your muscles more mobile, to help increase blood flow to injured tissue, and to cut down your healing time OR add value to your training time.

If you’re dealing with pain or mobility issues and haven’t been able to find out why or how to fix it, we can help. The muscles, although they play a massive role in our health and well-being, are not always well understood in Western modalities. Getting the muscles back online can lessen pain, improve performance, or assist in recovery.

Some things we treat:
-Runner’s Knee
-Plantar fasciitis
-Neck & Shoulder Tension
-Hip Pain
-Low Back Pain
-TMJ
-Tension Headaches

Book your session of Dry Needle/Sports Acupuncture today, and get back on track towards your goals.

www.autumnacupuncture.com

03/15/2024

Pu’er tea for life 🖤

03/13/2024

Training for the Boston Marathon?! We specialize in sports acupuncture here at Autumn Acupuncture & Apothecary. We use dry needles, electrical stimulation, cupping, and traditional meridian acupuncture to help with sore muscles, knee pain, hip pain, IT band and TFL tension, as well as foot pain.

Let us help you make it to race day ready to crush your run!

Dr. Nicole Melian is a doctor of acupuncture with years of clinical experience in sports acupuncture and pain management. Acupuncture is a safe and effective way to reach your goals.

Book your sports session at www.autumnacupuncture.com

A trauma informed, inclusive and safe space for healing and wellness. Woman-owned and operated.

03/09/2024

Happy international women’s day!

There is so much to be done in the protecting of women and women’s rights, and this conversation encompasses much of the work I do here at Autumn Acupuncture. Everyday I treat women’s health. Dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility, menopause, pregnancy and post-partum. Women are in our nature built for evolution. The phases of our lives envelope and make miracles of the changes that take place. There is incredible strength in a woman’s ability to navigate her own shifting while simultaneously prioritizing the care of others around her, and yet, this is not only common place, it is the standard.

When women excel, they uplift. This is why it is so important to support women owned and operated businesses! Below are some of the women that stoke my fire, that exemplify craft, creativity, and that inspire me constantly. I love all of you to the moon and back. 🖤🌙

02/26/2024

Uterine support 🌿

02/26/2024

It feels increasingly important to help women take their health and well-being into their own hands. Although historically and traditionally Chinese Medicine may have warned against certain forms of birth control (mostly those containing hormones), our standpoint should always come from the picture of overall well-being for each individual patient.

A well-versed practitioner can help maintain balance for you no matter which method of birth control you choose. Your autonomy and mental health matter the most! In acupuncture, we are very often working to help with fertility and conception, and we can and will do so after the use of contraceptives. In the meantime, we are here to support you even if that is not your goal, or is not your goal now. Women’s health is family health. 🖤

02/23/2024

Women’s healthcare is a human right. Women deserve the right to seek healthcare specific to their needs. They deserve to have bodily autonomy, the right to choose what to do with their own body, and to make decisions that are right for them. Things are moving in an unsettling direction in the US, and some of the very basic healthcare rights afforded to women are being jeapordized, if not flat out stripped away. Our societal health and the health of families is INTRINSICALLY linked to the level of care we provide to women.

This includes access to affordable if not free birth control, the ability to practice family planning, the right to access to SAFE abortion, gender affirming care, rights that protect trans women from bias and danger to their health and well-being, as well as early and preventative measures for cancers that affect female reproductive organs.

We will ALWAYS support women. Now is a time to support yourself, or the women in your life.

02/15/2024

Lung tonification 🫁🖤