Acupuncture is a method that provides safe and effective treatment for many diseases in children. In addition to correcting primary complaints in children, acupuncture also contributes positively to school success as it positively affects mental functions. Various studies have also revealed that acupuncture causes positive changes in memory and learning ability.
As a result of a functional MRI (MRI) study, an increase in brain activity in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain, which is related to memory and comprehension, was detected after acupuncture application in patients with moderate cognitive problems (Mani Physiol Behav 2009, Yu JC. Physiol Behav 2005, Feng SF. Nevrosci Lett 2010, jing XH. Nevrosci Lett 2008). Acupuncture increases school success in ADHD through 1- Dopominergic, 2- Seratoninergic and 3- Neurotropic substances. Acupuncture is effective on dopamine levels. It has been shown that acupuncture applied to the Du 20 point in rats with experimental dementia as a result of cerebral ischemia causes an increase in dopamine in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus regions and reduces the level of brain atrophy (Chin Min Chuang American Journal of Chinese Medicine 2007). Clinically, the effect of acupuncture on preventing the shrinkage of limbic structures improves perception capacity. It is suggested that the serotoninergic pathway may have an important function in the emergence of this effect. Since acupuncture increases the serotonin level, it may contribute positively to learning and perception functions (JG dos Santos Nevrox, Lett 2005, JM Brezun Hippocampus 2000). Neurotropic substances may also play a role in the regulating effect of acupuncture on learning and memory functions. Studies have shown that acupuncture is effective on neurotropic substances. Rats, which were socially isolated and had reduced learning capacity, were divided into two groups, and it was determined that the stress tolerance and learning skills of the rats treated with acupuncture increased and their memory was positively affected (Chen J. Nevroscience Res 2007, Yu SJ Nevroscience Lett. 2002, Luigi Mani Physiology&Behavior 2009). As a result, in the light of all research and observations, we can say that acupuncture has a positive contribution to school success by increasing concentration and positively affecting memory. In studies conducted in the United States, China and Korea, one of the two groups of students with the same school success history, the same socioeconomic levels and the same opportunities continued to study as before, while the other group prepared for the exam for the last year by supporting their studies with acupuncture and hypnotic suggestion. The group whose studies were supported by acupuncture and hypnotic suggestion achieved 5% to 10% better exam success. Our center provides support in this regard. Session intervals are adjusted after the first meeting according to the student's stress and concentration level.
