My first experience in using this technique occurred when my oldest daughter Sarah woke me up in the middle of the night saying, “Daddy, my throat hurts.”  I felt her throat; it was very hot.  She was slightly feverish, too.  I found some garlic oil and rubbed it on her throat.  I also squirted a dropper full into her mouth for her to swallow.  Then I proceeded to do gentle lymphatic massage on her throat, stroking it downward very, very slowly.  I also rubbed some of the areas between her ribs.  After about forty minutes, she suddenly said, “Daddy, would you leave me alone.  I want to go back to sleep.”  She was fine the next morning.
Sarah occasionally got sore throats as she was growing up, and I would follow the same technique each time she complained her throat hurt.  I used different remedies topically and internally, but always used the lymphatic massage.  The technique always worked—and quickly, too. We could usually get rid of the sore throat in 20-30 minutes.    
One day my daughter had a friend visiting the house.  “Daddy,” she stated in a matter-of-fact manner, “My friend has a sore throat.  Make it go away.”  Not wishing to risk having the child’s parents upset with me for giving her herbs, I simply spent 20 minutes doing lymphatic massage on her throat.  My daughter’s confidence in me was not disappointed; the pain in her friend’s throat was gone.
One of the most difficult cases I worked with involved a severe sore throat.  A friend called because her throat was covered with tiny blisters, possibly canker sores.  Her throat was so painful she could not bear to swallow her own saliva, let alone water.  Although this woman used herbs, she couldn’t take anything because her throat simply hurt too badly.
I went to her home that morning and diligently applied a combination of self-help pain relief techniques.  I used lymphatic massage, rapid-light stroking, and energy circuit techniques (all described in the Dr. Mom-Dr. Dad course) for a full hour before she could swallow without pain.  
That evening, the pain returned, but it was not as severe as it had been in the morning.  I spent another half an hour working on her and the problem was resolved for good.  
As with all acute illness it is very important to eat very lightly for 24 hours after symptoms are gone in order to prevent a relapse.  Focus on juices, broths, fruits and vegetables.  Avoid wheat, dairy, meat and other heavy foods.  This allows the congestion to clear out through the eliminative channels.  Opening the channels of elimination with sweat baths and/or enemas can also be helpful.