How about the rack torture? Oops! I mean rack treatment.

"The rack was a machine consisting of a rectangular wooden frame. The wooden frame had a roller at each end.... A handle and ratchet were attached to the top roller and were turned very gradually stepwise to increase the tension on the chains. ... The rollers at either end of the board were turned, pulling the body in opposite directions. The ... body was initially stretched..."

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-rack... .htm

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