Physical restraint: Chastity belt, Escapology, Hojojutsu, Straitjacket, Handcuffs, Hogtie, Swaddling, Gag, Self-bondage, Pillory, Millfields Charter, Hogtie bondage, Suspension bondage, Sleepsack, Strappado bondage, Armbinder, Spreadeagle, Hiatt Speedcuff

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 67. Chapters: Chastity belt, Escapology, Hojojutsu, Straitjacket, Handcuffs, Hogtie, Swaddling, Gag, Self-bondage, Pillory, Millfields Charter, Hogtie bondage, Suspension bondage, Sleepsack, Strappado bondage, Armbinder, Spreadeagle, Hiatt Speedcuffs, Medical restraint, Master "K", Hobble, Stocks, Ittatsu-ryu, Scold's bridle, Limb restraint, Legcuffs, Locking clothing, Field punishment, Bondage rope harness, Jougs, Elbow bondage, Shrimp tie, Bondage cuffs, Bilboes, Head bondage, Shrew's fiddle, Spreader bar, Cangue, Saint Andrew's Cross, PlastiCuffs, Chemical restraint, Posey vest, Reverse prayer position, Drunkard's cloak, Tramp chair, Chemise cagoule, Schandmantel, Body belt, Finger pillory, Mummification, Over-arm tie, Bondage tape, Pranger, Cage bed, Thumbcuffs, Posture collar, Vacuum bed, Cyphonism, Belly chain. Excerpt: Swaddling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century. Some authors are of the opinion that swaddling is becoming popular again, although the medical and psychological effects of swaddling are discussed controversially: Some modern medical studies indicate that swaddling assists babies to sleep, and to remain asleep; and that swaddling lowers the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A recent study indicated that swaddling increased the risk of SIDS. Additionally emerging evidence is showing certain swaddling techniques may increase the risk of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Mothers have swaddled their babies throughout history. Archaeological records suggest that swaddling first developed around 4000 B.C. in Central Asia with use of the back-pack cradle board by migrating peoples. As desertification progressed, migration from region to region became a relatively permanent way of life. Swaddling subsequently became an institutionalized part of child-rearing tradition in those same areas. Swaddled babies. Votive offerings from Agia Triada (Crete), Bronze age, 2600-2000 BC., Heraklion (Iraklion), Crete. Archeological museum Iraklion Native American baby of the Nez Perce tribe, photographed by Edward S. Curtis, 1911Votive statuettes have been found in the tombs of Ancient Greek and Roman women who died in childbirth, displaying babies in swaddling clothes. In shrines dedicated to Amphiaraus, models representing babies wrapped in swaddling clothes have been excavated. Apparently, these were frequently given as thank-offerings by anxious mothers when their infants had recovered from sickness. Probably the most famous record of swaddling is found in the New Testament concerning the birth of Jesus in Luke 2:6-2:7: Swaddling clothes described in th