How to Decompress Your Neck and Upper Back | INSTANT RELIEF!

Dr. Rowe shows how to quickly decompress your neck and upper back for instant pain and tightness relief.
If you're unfamiliar with decompression (also known as traction) think of a deep, opening stretch that helps take pressure and tension off the spine. This helps relieve minor aches to more severe conditions such as a disc bulge and pinched nerves.
Each of these exercises works a little bit differently, they're going to target different muscles and be shown in different positions. To get the best results, go through them all and use what gives you the most relief.
You may find too that you can get results in as little as 30 seconds.
Watch now and decompress your upper back and neck for quick relief!
Link to traction band: amzn.to/47plv3l
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:52 Tuck, Hook, and Pull Method
3:03 Soup Can Method
6:29 Towel Method
8:58 Banded Traction
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Dr. Michael Rowe
St. Joseph, Michigan chiropractor
If you are looking for effective neck, back, or sciatica pain relief, contact us at 269-408-8439 or visit us at www.BestSpineCare.com
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[@DrRowe]

Link to traction band: amzn.to/47plv3l 👉 If the exercises helped you, please support us by giving this video a like and leaving a comment below. 👉 Have a suggestion for a future video? Please leave it below!

[@MultiZero1968]

I’m looking for help for my husband, he has been left with a left lateral shift and an anterior pelvic tilt after visiting a chiropractor. He is in constant spasms and his life consists of lying face down for the past 2 1/2 years. Where is your practice and do you take appointments?

[@billsukh6704]

Is it possible to cure Neck C5, C6 C7 bulge? In Mongolia, doctors say impossible.

[@tkuehn1]

I like the soup can behind the neck, when I did this, and lean to the left, it’s a piercing pain, is that good to feel the pain? Is that a pinched nerve? what else should I do for this specific pain area?

[@bangojetty]

I love it when he says "so to take this one to the next level" for the 3rd time in a single stretch

[@MadsRadXO]

I was rewatching some of your neck muscle videos yesterday and was thinking to myself that I needed this video, and here it is not even 24 hours later. You the real MVP, I swear.

[@alhakisan]

Wow, this man is wonderful! What an excellent communicator! His directions are clear and thorough and always very helpful! I so appreciate his willingness to share his experience and knowledge here on KZbin. So many times he has helped me out tremendously in dealing with various painful issues throughout my body. I highly recommend people to check out his other helpful videos. I guarantee you will not be disappointed! 😄👍🏽

[@maudessen573]

These are terrific ideas. My neck and upper back are a mess. I can’t wait to try them.

[@christine56898]

Thank you for the video😊

[@PedramShokati]

Your videos are awesome. Thank you.

[@gildadedekind3606]

Thank you for your very good information..

[@1982markjm]

Wow instant relief from the first one, love your videos man, they've helped a lot!

[@DrRowe]

Glad to hear it!

[@GiggityGooh]

Great stuff as always. Thanks!

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@annettedantzler1200]

Wonderful! Thank you so much. Instant relief after a stressful day on the computer.

[@pongokamerat8601]

JUST what I have been looking 4! Tnx!

[@DrRowe]

Hope the exercises help!

[@monaj33]

Thank you...always teaching NEW things 🙏

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@Paul-tx6ww]

Towel behind my neck just gave me instant relief, thank you!

[@crisccan]

Thank you Dr Rowe it is very helpful

[@DrRowe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@soulrediscovered4348]

This is great stuff…thank you for sharing ❤

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@pcan6441]

Wow, great exercises….helped so much!

[@DrRowe]

Glad it helped!

[@whyteian]

Great video Dr Rowe! Thank you for posting.

[@DrRowe]

Happy to help, and thanks for watching!

[@jodyelms]

@@DrRowedo u recommend a pillow?

[@danielarenos5569]

Thank You... In time that This demo pop up. I was relieved of what it was for

[@DrRowe]

Glad it helped you!

[@danielleybelly8039]

Thank you Dr. Rowe :)

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@donloughrey1615]

Always good, thanks Doc. When you say "instant" relief you are not kidding. 👍

[@dancCONSTANT]

Thank you, instant relief from pain in my right arm.

[@norahberumen]

OMG! Thank you soooo much, I feel i can even breath better! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chicanica64]

I spend a lot of time on front of the computer. These feel wonderful. Thank you!

[@DrRowe]

Hope the exercises help you for a long time to come!

[@nassermj7671]

Band aid stretch looks good to try

[@aribella6913]

It works!

[@truthreignsforever9286]

I said it once, and I’ll say it again. Michael “to the next level” Rowe, is not only a gentleman, but a scholar as well ☝️😎

[@DrRowe]

Well thank you, and thanks again for watching!

[@wotameloon6606]

thank you so much!! the first method was so helpful with my neck pain 😭🙏🏽♥️

[@DrRowe]

Glad it helped!

[@Kaguoro]

Amazing video! Thanks! I've been doing a variation of your towel exercise and I'm getting better. I was in constant neck pain the last 2 months. (right side at atlas)

[@DrRowe]

Wonderful!

[@konradnoises]

I love your videos, they give practical actions. Could you please make a video on spondylosis and spondylolisthesis? I fractured my L4 and no matter how much I try to improve my core strength, I am almost always in pain. Thank you!

[@mattiep6692]

I bought a neck hammock off of Amazon for neck traction. I do it for 10min and usually fall asleep in that time. My timer wakes me

[@DrRowe]

Love those things.

[@breighzayoneall]

I need that. Link???? I had decompression for about 3 months and I shouldn't have stopped it. I have 4 herniated disc's in my neck and 3 in my back and 2 sprained ACLs and I settled already... wish I hadn't 😔

[@ebo7310]

Link please

[@DrRowe]

@@ebo7310 amzn.to/40yLoeW

[@jodyelms]

​@DrRowe do u have a suggestion for a pillow to sleep on that helps with neck pain?

[@eval7532]

Thanks

[@DrRowe]

THANK YOU for supporting the channel, I appreciate it! - Dr. Rowe -

[@nemanja2249]

Thank you

[@DrRowe]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@birajimedhi7236]

Thanks ❤

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@asiabibi1382]

Hi, I have done these decompression exercises which has hugely relieved my neck and shoulder pain, a big thanks to you. I would like to know after decompressing do i need to stretch/strengthen those areas of pain/discomfort?

[@MissLagimbelle]

Estoy suscrita, activada la campanita y hacía meses que no recibía notificación de sus videos😔. Ahora feliz de nuevo👍👏👏, muchas gracias!

[@DrRowe]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@mailman248]

St Joseph MI. I was there with my wife while she did work for whirlpool. I wish i could have made an appointment with you.

[@DrRowe]

Small world!

[@ZeugirdorVin]

Thank you for your videos. I’ve had a pain condition for 3 years. I’ve been to several doctors and have tried physical therapy and medication. Both helped a bit but didn’t resolve the issue which is now as bad as it’s been. The pain is mainly in my wrists and ankles (both sides). It all started within 2 days of each other so I have difficulty believing they’re not related. It started the morning after a day of squatting. I believe it’s coming from something going on in my neck which is generally really tight (I have a lot of difficulty turning my head to the sides, especially to the left. I recently noticed that if I back my head against the wall and press back (which gives a similar feeling as the first exercise in this video) the pain goes away, but only momentarily. I had an MRI done for cervical spine and head which surprisingly came back clean. I’m starting to believe it may be a false negative though due to the positioning of my head in the mri. At this point I’m kind of being shrugged off by my doctor and my neurologist. Is there anything you can suggest I do from here? I’m lost and in pain everyday.

[@michelleelle4622]

Have you tried a chiropractor? That would be “my” suggestion

[@Badassmotherhugger]

you're an angel

[@Jk-es7fb]

I have a bulging disc at c3 -c4. It causes a lot of pain on the right side of my neck to under my shoulder blade. I also get horrible headaches. All of your videos are helping me. Thank you so very much for posting your videos. I pray you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@imhector7821]

How you find out you had a bulging disc? Who did you go see

[@EliseGraham-bu5xm]

u help so many of us suffering from pain...God bless u!

[@DrRowe]

Happy to help, and thanks for watching!

[@EliseGraham-bu5xm]

@@DrRowe thank u!

[@TahitianTreatSkeetJuiceJr]

I'm middle age (40) and I honestly didn't do the things I should've to maintain my health. Hence the reason I suffer with certain things at age 40, that most usually don't experience until age 80. Many of your vids have helped me. I like your vids because u talk about things that you've actually studied. There's a few doctors on KZbin, that are licensed Chiropractors, yet they never talk about what u talk about, they talk about other health related stuff that they just googled. Yet they have millions of people listening to them like they heavily studied the things they talk about; this is dangerous. I appreciate people who speak on what they know.

[@judyritchey8194]

Usually braze cast iron (with brass). We had a woodstove handle brazed when it broke; it has lasted for over 25 years.

[@charliebee5154]

Thank you for everything you do. Never have I had better advice than the information you provide. As a side note, although the tasty beef barley soup does provide a good stretch, I believe that Minestrone reeeeally hits the spot. 😁

[@DrRowe]

Not a bad choice!

[@antwaynetube]

Dr. Rowe- Thank you for the video. Do you have an opinion on the benefits of whole body vibration platforms like the ones offered by LifePro?

[@scaramouche8244]

Thaks for the video Do you think this can benefit vegus nerve?

[@Chiekosky]

Thanks so much! Now I am sleeping on a soup can and it’s so much better than my old pillow!

[@Lowekey4]

@DrRowe I have sciatica on my left leg and my left shin is numb. What exercises can I do to bring back the feeling on my left shin?

[@camreynson_23]

Dextrocoliosis exercise sir please. Thnx

[@ljlawson1600]

If you do a stretch and it hurts, do you just ease into it? or do you not continue to stretch in that area?

[@BlessedManisha9]

Would you have Any guidance for Herniated Disc/Disc Bulge pain n Stiffness?

[@Guccaaa]

I sense very big tension in my oscipial muscles with those exercises.Im almost fear if anything can go wrong is it normal? :D

[@minamka4667]

I have a pinched nerve on top of my shoulder blade and a winging scapula. Any irritation to my levator scapula on my left can trigger an awful aching nerve pain. Its been ten years if this along with cervical neck pain. Any exercises that can help?

[@Joanezimm]

Can you suggest an exercise specifically for decompressing the ulnar nerve at C8? Thank you

[@_june_lost]

You may want to look into something called "nerve flossing"! There are some gentle exercises that can give relief for nerve pain.

[@abelcervantes5763]

Hey quick question, during decompression are you at risk at pinching a nerve in the process?

[@breighzayoneall]

I was thinking that

[@fditrani]

Doc, are these exercises useful for a cervical erniated disc? C6C7.

[@michaelharrington5860]

8:59 I'm sure I'll be seeing this in some funny compilations someday 😂

[@casanovalomboy2354]

Hi doc.i been suffering the pain for two months.and I really don't know what is it.if I look up the crump start moving down to my shoulder my arm and my thumb is getting numbness n pain on the tips.hoping your kind advice please 🙏. thanks!

[@rosalindhendricks6337]

The soup can definitely worked for my neck pain and dizziness. I hesitate to use the rubber band method as my husband would open the door from the other side and cause the door to hit me in the head. 😂

[@gmmffug9532]

Could be mistaken, but didn't this channel have a video about erectile dysfunction prevention streches a few months back? Did it get taken down?

[@teresasugden466]

Many years ago i went to a chirpractor for low back pain. After adjusting my back she held head in her hands then snapped my neck. It didnt hurt at the time, but for 3weeks i couldnt turn my head side to side without pain!!! Since then i wont let a chiropractor mess with my neck!!! I never went back to her. An activator tool helps me instead.

[@outdoorschick]

Hey Doc, I have an issue where between my butt bone, and lower back, I'll do something where it feels like everything is crunched in together, and feels like bone against bone. And of course it's in all the nerve tree, if I sit on the couch, pull away at my hips, I get a massive "click". It's not like your typical pop like I'm cracking something, it feels jolting but I feel like the pressure is gone. Is there something I can do to avoid it from crunching in so often?

[@thedeeprot]

👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@DrRowe]

Thanks again for watching!

[@ThanhTruong-fv7pd]

👍❤️

[@damntheman20000]

I did the exercise with the towel behind the head and now I have permanent head numbness on the area where it grows hair and I have ocasional head pressure now. How I get rid of this, there is already 3 months and this simptoms did not go away.

[@CathyFolz]

What size foam roller should I use

[@DrRowe]

24" high density foam roller is a good choice.

[@taddubarthings1622]

Doctor I am cervical spine matter most exercise I have done but no relief 😔 what can I do please help me 😭

[@dinosemr8141]

❤️💖🙏💖❤️

[@DrRowe]

Thanks again for watching!

[@robbytjc5788]

Hello, I have an issue with my neck and when I was trying to tilt my neck to the right side, there was such tightness in my shoulder muscle, that I had to press the shoulder muscle to reach maximum tilt. I don't really know what to do to fix my neck, already seen some of your videos including the way to stretch the neck, but still won't do anything. Do you have any advice?

[@dabig77]

Massage and chiropractor

[@imceltic52]

What if your neck is fused 2 to 3,3 to 4,5 to six ??

[@spurzo-thespiralspacewolf8916]

Is there a neck traction device I can wear at night during sleep to reduce my hands from going numb in the middle of the night?

[@dabig77]

Alot of our issues are from prolonged phone use....dont use the phone in bed before going to sleep helped me out

[@1323GamerTV]

this is a very retro 2005 vibe office the carpet the doors the everything it looks like a vibe

[@DrRowe]

Wait? What year is this...

[@pdxwildchildroberts5586]

​@@DrRowe😂..humor is also good for a pain in the neck ❤

[@lyr0c90]

"If you are short, you can use a chair" I feel seen 🥺😂

[@samsungs2051]

what do you do if I'm sitting down for long periods of time

[@DrRowe]

Do 5 mins light activity (i.e. walking around) per hour. Makes a huge difference.

[@marianjulian1312]

Doc ...i had neck pain and now i can't raise my one hand😢

[@taddubarthings1622]

Now ihave pain my arm

[@erdmannelchen8829]

1:09 Better not take that out of context.

[@matthewbell1968]

Watch him kick on now, Plymouth beware

[@IceBug1337]

First

[@DrRowe]

Thanks for watching!

[@SheWhoPlays2]

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[@Ds74-pmrq]

You say the beef and barley is the good stuff ?!

[@TristanOnGoogle]

Next step : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangman%27s_knot, "instant relief" is guaranteed !