Chiropractic Effective for TMJ Pain After Car Crash

Jaw or TMJ pain is a fairly typical problem reported by people after a auto collision, and it can be hard for some doctors to identify the source of the issue. Complicating the issue, very often you won't develop TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the accident.

Blake Chiropractic & Rehabilitation has treated many individuals with jaw pain after an injury, and the medical research explains what causes these types of problems. During a car crash, the tissues in your neck are often stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve injury. This can clearly cause pain in the neck and back, but since your central nervous system is one functioning unit, irritation of the nerves can cause pain in other parts of your body.

For instance, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause tingling or pins and needles in the arm or hand. Similarly, it can affect parts of your body above the injured tissues, like your head and jaw. Headaches after car crash are very common because of neck injury, and the TMJ works the same way. Blake Chiropractic & Rehabilitation sees this very commonly in our Harrisburg office.

Research Proves Chiropractic Treatment Lessens TMJ Pain After Auto Accident

Research shows that the root of many jaw or TMJ problems starts in the neck and that treatment of the underlying neck injury can fix the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The key to dealing with these symptoms is simple: Blake Chiropractic & Rehabilitation will work to return your spinal column back to health, relieving the inflammation, treating the injured tissues, and eliminating the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

Blake Chiropractic & Rehabilitation finds that jaw and headache issues often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy state.

If you reside in Harrisburg and you've been hurt in a crash, Blake Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can help. We've been working with auto injury patients for many years and we can probably help you, too. Give our office a call today at (717) 657-2561 for an appointment or consultation.

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