Ithought you might be interested in the things I am working on. First, I am working on a few more books. The next one I expect to come out will be on all the treatment techniques I use in my clinic that make up scientific acupuncture in practice. Since a lot of acupuncturists don’t careContinue reading “Plans for the future”
Author Archives: Mark Reinhard
New Research
I have just come across “The Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies”. It has many research articles, some of which are of particular interest so far and deserve discussion here. The first one is “Defining Meridians:A Modern Basis of Understanding”. The second one is “Possible Applications for Fascial Anatomy and Fasciaaology in Traditional Chinese Medicine”.Continue reading “New Research”
As an Acupuncturist, you need to know how to needle beyond what you were taught!
How you were taught to needle points in school was not scientific! You still do not really know what you are doing! you may be getting OK results but do you understand Why? Do you know anything about the bio-electric effects? And if you do, do you know how to use them? I seriously doubtContinue reading “As an Acupuncturist, you need to know how to needle beyond what you were taught!”
Thank You
Thank you for coming to my website. For taking interest in what I have to say. I think you will find my explanations easy to understand and make sense. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. In fact I have made a Facebook group for just that. It is”Scientific Acupuncture”. But youContinue reading “Thank You”
Corrections
I make corrections on these posts and pages as I find them. Mostly punctuation and spelling errors but I do add extra text on occasion too. I am currently writing a research proposal that I will add to the research section when I am done with it. It is my first one so bear withContinue reading “Corrections”
Magnet Therapy
Magnets have been used to treat points and conditions for years, so I have to address this. The main explanation for how it works that I have heard or read about is that magnets attract iron and since iron is in red blood cells, it must work to increase blood flow. But legitimate research hasn’tContinue reading “Magnet Therapy”
My Story
My book and this website would not have come to be if I had not had a stroke in 2015. That gave me the time and motivation to write. My brother actually put the thought of writing in my head. At first I thought of writing about my experience treating myself with scalp acupuncture. ButContinue reading “My Story”
Why I created this Website
I have always liked to know how things work. That is why I studied engineering first. When I became an acupuncturist, I brought that curiosity with me. Being an electrical engineer I was particularly interested in the electrical properties of acupuncture points. And electro diagnostic methods developed in Germany. Those interests brought me to knowContinue reading “Why I created this Website”
How is scientific acupuncture different than TCM?
I learned TCM in my training. It was an OK foundation. But aside from the training in Western anatomy and physiology, it was far from complete. The electro-acupuncture part was terrible. Just enough so you wouldn’t hurt anybody, but being an electrical engineer, I understood more than the teacher. The “basics” as I saw themContinue reading “How is scientific acupuncture different than TCM?”
Recent Research
I have had a chance to try something new again. I have long wondered whether my AIEAC would work with just electrode pads to avoid using a needle at all. And the answer I got was YES! I thought is might because FSM does a similar thing especially for inflamed nerve roots. The big differenceContinue reading “Recent Research”