Chiropractic Effective for TMJ Pain After Car Crash

Chiropractic Effective for TMJ Pain After Car Crash in Roselle

Jaw or TMJ pain is a fairly typical problem experienced by people after a auto collision, and it can be difficult for some doctors to identify the source of the problem. Complicating the matter, oftentimes you won't develop TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after a crash.

Dr. Ahmed has treated many men and women with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific research explains what produces these types of symptoms. During a auto collision, the tissues in your neck are frequently stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve injury. This can obviously cause pain in the neck and back, but since your central nervous system is one functioning unit, inflammation of the nerves can cause problems in other parts of your body.

For example, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause prickling or pins and needles in the arm or hand. Similarly, it can affect parts of your body above the injury, like your head and jaw. Headaches after auto collision are very common because of neck injury, and the TMJ works the same way. Dr. Ahmed sees this very often in our Roselle office.

Research Proves Chiropractic Adjustments Helps TMJ Pain After Auto Accident

Research shows that the source of many jaw or TMJ problems starts in the cervical spine and that treatment of the underlying neck problem can resolve the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The key to dealing with these symptoms is simple: Dr. Ahmed will work to return your spinal column back to health, decreasing the inflammation, treating the injured tissues, and removing the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

Dr. Ahmed finds that jaw and headache symptoms often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy state.

If you live in Roselle and you've been injured in a crash, Dr. Ahmed can help. We've been working with auto injury patients for many years and we can most likely help you, too. Give our office a call today at (630) 295-8851 for an appointment or consultation.

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