Alternatively, a submissive person may stand at the head or foot of the bed and bend at the waist to enter the stock. This position is ideal for whipping a partner's back or engaging in rear-entry sex positions.
Once a submissive is restrained by a pillory bed, a dominant partner is free to torture and tease them as they wish. This might involve light sensual play or more intense sensations using whips, floggers, or other devices. Penetration, whether through intercourse or with sex toys, may also occur. Medieval stocks were intended for public humiliation. Similarly, in a BDSM scene, the dominant partner may use a pillory bed to humiliate his or her submissive.
Those who are interested in experimenting with bondage furniture like pillory beds may first wish to explore other bondage tools such as wrist and ankle cuffs, ropes, and tape.