Mark Reinhard, BSEE, LAc / EAMP

Mark Reinhard, an acupuncturist with more than 30 years of experience, practices in Kent, Wash. He has taught electroacupuncture at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (his alma mater), the Seattle Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, and Bastyr University. Mark is also an electrical engineer (Georgia Tech, 1981 graduate), which he says is particularly relevant since many of acupuncture's effects are bioelectrical in nature. He is currently designing and building various electroacupuncture machines, and has been using frequency-specific microcurrent in practice for the past several years.

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May 2023 (Vol. 24, Issue 05)
The Role of Structured Water in Acupuncture (Pt. 1)
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Meridians: Understanding the Science (Pt. 3)
May 2021 (Vol. 22, Issue 05)
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