stress position

British  

noun

1. an enforced body position, applied esp in the interrogation of detainees, which causes the victim pain by concentrating a large amount of his or her weight on a small number of muscles, joints, etc

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Example Sentences

"They tried to protect themselves, adopting the stress position of pulling their arms in," he continues.

From BBC

On Ariana Grande’s third album in as many years, the dominant pure-pop star of the second half of the 2010s eases out of the stress position induced by the series of public and private tragedies that famously have befallen her.

From Slate

The men said they were forced to listen to constant loud static noise; deprived of sleep, food and water; forced to stand in a stress position and beaten if they fell.

From BBC

Beyond misplaced anger, feelings of inadequacy and hopelessness, the men who hold their emotions in check — like a stress position used to induce confession — sometimes break.

From Los Angeles Times

Others described being tied into a painful stress position called the “scorpion” for up to two hours.

From The Guardian