Scientists Back Caning
Annanova
Wed March 30, 2005
A Russian scientist claims a beating on the naked buttocks with a cane is the perfect way to cure everything from depression to alcoholism.
Dr Sergei Speransky says caning releases endorphins, the body's natural 'happy chemicals', Izvestia reports.
He has written a report entitled 'Pain affliction as a method of treatment for addictive behaviour and other manifestations of non-vitalistic activity'.
Dr Speransky, a biologist of the Novosibirsk Institute of Medicine, claims corporal punishment helps people overcome addiction and depression.
He said: "The treatment works. I'm not sadistic, at least not in the classical sense, but I do advocate caning."
He recommends a standard treatment course of 30 sessions delivered on the buttocks by a person of average build.
His colleague Dr Marina Chuhrova, who also took part in preparing the report, said she had 10 patients she caned regularly.
She added: "At first they didn't like it, but when they started to feel the benefits they kept asking for more."
The Russian team says they are now charging for the caning sessions getting £57 per patient for a standard treatment.
In a new paper entitled 'Pain affliction as a method of treatment for addictive behaviour and other manifestations of non-vitalistic activity' the scientists said that when caned a person's body will release masses of endorphins, making them feel happier. The paper was presented at a congress entitled 'New Methods of Treatment and Rehabilitation in Narcology'.
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