In this video, I'm going to show you how to relieve a sore
throat in seconds. Stay tuned.
Hey everyone. Dr. Rowe coming to you from SpineCare in
St. Joseph, Michigan. In this video, I'm going to show three
methods to quickly relieve a sore throat even within
seconds. I'm going to show easy exercises that are going to
cover all of the basis pretty much from fixing sinus and
nasal congestion just allowing that to drain even more so if
you have a stuffy nose to helping to improve lymph flow
to flush out mucus, bad bacteria, anything that might
be causing that sore throat. And I'm also going to throw in
a really good tip at the end of this video so definitely don't
miss out on that but all of the methods they work just a little
bit differently. Go through them all and use what gives you
the most relief. So, with that being said, let's get started.
Here's a sore throw remedy that I learned about a couple years
ago and it was one that I was really skeptical about at first
because I just couldn't wrap my head around. How does this
work? It's like voodoo magic but it does and it works
quickly. It's called the two-minute sore throat fix and
what makes this one unique is because instead of focusing
over the front, over the spot of soreness, we're actually
going to target the opposite side, the back of the neck. It
works by increasing circulation especially with the lymp right
here over the neck to flush mucus, congestion, bacteria,
anything that might be leading to an infection causing that
sore throat and it's really easy to do. I'm going to show
two different ways to be able to do this. The first one, you
can do pretty much anywhere. Standing seated at work, it's
again, really easy to do. So, let's start off by just
identifying the spot in the neck that is most sore or the
most painful. Take two fingers and just press right in the
front part of the neck. Let's say for me, it's right above
the atom's apple. What we're going to do is now trace
backward towards the back of the neck until we are over the
muscles directly across from the spine. We're only going to
press in the muscle with this one knot over the spine. So
again, we're just going straight back like this. You're
going to start to press into that area and for most people,
you're going to find a pinpoint spot very quickly. Maybe it
just feels like muscle soreness. For some people, it
might be actually sharp pain, a muscle knot, trigger point,
anything like that but we really want to identify those
tight, achy spots on the back of the neck. So, press in there
where you're going to have a very good self massage but not
causing any agony. From there, I'm going to do a head
retraction that is bringing my head backward as much as I can
until I start to feel those muscles in the neck start to
fire or activate and then I'm going to do a slight chin tuck
towards my chest just like this you should really feel a good
stretch forming into those muscles and at this point
you're really going to be able to use your fingers to dig into
that tight achy spot actually I feel a really good muscle mount
right here on my right side so I'm just going to start off by
doing a light circular massage in that area. What you want to
do is keep doing this until you really start to notice that the
soreness in the front part of the neck starts to go down or
disappear. It's again, it's just kind of like magic and it
usually works really quickly. For me, it can be anywhere from
15 seconds all the way up to about 45 seconds, but just keep
pressing into that area until the soreness disappears or it
kind of plateaus and you're not getting anymore relief. From
there, what you're going to do is and then go back to the
front of the neck. What you're going to notice is that
soreness, that spot of soreness has probably moved. For me, it
went down just a little bit like this. It generally goes
downwards. So now, what you're going to do is repeat this
process. You're going to trace back towards the back of the
neck, find those new spots, you're going to do your head
retraction, chin down like this, and then just keep
massaging in there until you feel that soreness go away. You
want to do this over and over again until you pretty much get
rid of all of that soreness throughout the throat. Again,
it's magic. It really does work. Some general tips with
this one too. You can use this throughout the day. It's
especially good anytime that you feel like you are starting
to feel soreness build in the neck or if you want to use it
just as a preventative means to keep circulation going through
the neck right here to avoid a sore throat later on. So, this
sore throat remedy is called the Five Point Throat Massage.
It's going to be a blend of a self-massage but also
activating our throat muscles, the laryngeal muscles to cause
a vibration into the throat to help break up mucus,
congestion, increase lymph flow, to flush everything out,
and hopefully get you some quick pain relief. The only
thing I can say about this exercise, it's a little bit
goofy. You might not want to do it in public. So, what we're
going to do is a self massage but at the same time, a deep
yawning sound, kind of like a really focusing on activating
those throat muscles and you want to do that and then
followed by closing and swallowing the throat kind of
with a like that motion like a tick motion with your tongue so
to end with really engaging those throat muscles that's
really important so the first movement the first point is
going to be taking two fingers and going right to the top of
your Adam's apple if you press slightly above your Adam's
apple you're going to find a little bit of a pocket kind of
like a divot that you can press into press into that area
lightly and then do a slow circular massage just like this
while doing that yawning motion so it kind of looks just like
this
and I do that for roughly five to 10 seconds and then do about
three to five repetitions really building into it with
each repetition next with the second point we're going to go
towards the top of the Adam's apple but now we're going to go
slightly off to the side and then we're going to repeat the
third point we're going to go towards the side of the neck
right here pretty much what we want to do and you might
want to do this one in front of a mirror because you'll be able
to spot this muscle a little bit easier there's a thick
muscle you turn your head that will start to appear right on
the side of your neck. This is called the SCM or the
sternocleidomastoid. So, you want to trace that muscle
upward towards the bottom of the jaw. Once you find that
spot, you're then going to lightly press in that area
doing that circular massage and the oh at the same time. You
only want to do this one also one side at a time because you
don't want to cut off blood circulation going upwards.
That's never a good thing. So, start on one side, do it on the
other side for roughly three to five repetitions. The first or
I should say the fourth movement, what we're going to
focus on now is on the outside of the Adam's apple. So, take
one hand, make a hook with your thumb and your fingers, go
right towards the top of the Adam's apple and what you're
going to do is kind of a pulling motion downwards like
this while doing that yawning motion. It should take you
roughly five seconds to go from the top all the way down to the
bottom just like this and again, I like to do this one
for about three to five repetitions building into each
one just a little bit more. The last movement is very similar
but instead, what we're going to do is add a wiggling motion
in there at the same time. So, pull down, wiggle at the same
time while doing the yawn and at that point, do that three to
five times. Afterwards, see how you feel. If you feel like
everything is loosened up, you have a lot of relief, you're
good to go but you can do this whole cycle for a couple more
repetitions if you feel like you need it and it's a good way
just to not only get quick sore throat pain relief throughout
the day but you can also use this as a preventative means.
So, if you feel that soreness coming on, give this one a try
and you may find that it will help prevent it. So, a big
cause of a sore throat actually comes from above from sinus
issues. When those get congested, you can get what is
known as a post nasal drip. Think of that fluid that comes
down slowly in the back of your throat causing you to cough,
irritates it, and leads to a sore throat. So, here's some
really easy exercises to help open up your sinuses, get some
drainage, and hopefully a lot of pain relief. What I'm going
to do is focus on the frontal sinus to begin with. That's the
top one right up here. So, to two fingers go right towards
the top of your nose and then go right off to the side above
the eyebrows kind of right above the brow right here
you're going to press in there where you're going to get a
very gentle self massage and you want to do this one lightly
for about 15 to 20 seconds but if it feels good you can
definitely do it for longer from there I just relax and if
you want you can throw in another repetition or two the
next point that I want to focus on is just off to the side a
little bit more towards the edge of the eyebrow right here
and then I'm just going to repeat. You then want to focus
a little bit more on the temple right here. So, if you go right
towards the corner of the eye and go up towards the side,
you'll feel two little holes like little divots in that
spot. You really want to press in there and start to do that
circular massage and this one generally feels really really
good. It's a hot spot for tension headaches. So, anytime
that you just have a lot of stress or you feel like a
headache is about to come on, focus on this area. From there,
what I want to do is now go towards the outer edge of my
ear right here, right at the top of the jaw. So, really feel
right in that area. You can move your jaw up and down like
this too but you also want to do a nice circular massage in
that area to help just really focus on opening up the
sinuses. Next, we're going to focus on what is called the
maxillary sinus which is right off to the side of the nose.
So, start right at the top of the nose and what I'm going to
do with one first to begin with is press right in the corner of
my eyes just like this and if you do have long nails
definitely you know take caution with this one but just
press right in the corner of your nose right in the corner
of your eye sock and do a nice circular massage. What I'm
going to do from there is then go right towards the top of my
nose. Take two fingers and the movement is very easy. We're
going to hook right at the nose. We're going to pull the
skin off to the side and then go down with it. So I'm just
going to hook right in at area, pull off to the side, and then
come down over the cheekbone and I'm going to do this pretty
much a couple times over one spot and then I'm going to work
down a little bit on my nose and then repeat. Running the
whole length of my nose and I'm going to warn you with this
one. If you have a lot of congestion, nasal congestion,
this can open it up like Niagara Falls and you can get
just a lot of quick drainage. So, definitely have a tissue
ready if that is the case. From there, once we get all that's
starting to unclog and come down. Let's try to flush it out
through our neck. What I'm going to do is take the edge of
my hand, my pinky side and go right off to the bottom right
towards the corner right here of the jaw. The movement is
very easy. We're going to press in there, sweep down but as we
sweep down over the throat, I'm then going to turn my hands and
then kind of fan with my fingers over my throat just
doing a nice massage just like this. So, I'm kind of pressing
in into that area I'm then going to sweep down and then
I'm just going to use my fingers right here to fan them
across the throat and it usually feels really really
good but I like to do this one roughly about 5 to 10 times,
just nice and slowly from there let's focus a little bit more
on the lower part of the throat so we're going to go right to
the top of the collarbone right here so take two fingers and go
right towards the top of the collarbone right here if you
press into that area again you're going to find two divots
above the top of the collarbone. What you want to do
is go a little bit above that and just press into that area
in the throat and then just move down with your fingers.
Just kind of sweeping it down just like this. Press in there,
sweep down and I like to again do this for about three to five
repetitions. Afterwards, feel, see how you're feeling. If it
feels like you still have a little bit more congestion, you
can definitely start to do this again. Do the whole complete
cycle a couple sets. You can also just target any spots that
you feel are helping you out just a little bit more but
again, this is something that you can do throughout the day
to help relieve congestion but you can also do it throughout
the day just as a preventative means so you don't get clogged
up in the first place. So, one more thing, after doing these
exercises, grab a coffee mug, roughly 8 to 10 ounces, fill it
up with warm water, add a half teaspoon of salt, stir it up
and at that point, you're going to use this as a mixture to
gargle with and you really want to focus on doing this as
long as can and also allowing it to hit the back of the
throat. The salt is a natural way to help destroy harmful
bacteria which might be causing your sore throat. Some people
like to swallow the mixture. If you would like to do that, you
can. I don't like to. I usually just spit it out but I'll leave
that to your discretion but this is something that you can
do a couple times throughout the day and if you do hate the
taste of salt water, I mean, you have a sore throat, who
cares at this point, you can add honey or salt to it to make
it taste a little bit better. If the exercises help, please
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