TMJ Pain Eased by Chiropractic After Auto Collision

Jaw or TMJ pain is a fairly typical condition reported by people after a auto accident, and it can be confusing for some doctors to find the source of the problem. Complicating the issue, very often you won't experience TMJ pain until many weeks or months after the original injury.

Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. has helped many individuals with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific literature explains what produces these types of symptoms. During a car accident, the tissues in your neck are frequently stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve damage. This can clearly cause pain in the neck and back, but since your nervous system is one functioning unit, irritation of the nerves can cause issues in other parts of your body.

For example, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause tingling or numbness 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. Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. sees this very commonly in our Buffalo office.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Lessens TMJ Pain After Auto Accident

Studies have shown that the source of many jaw or TMJ symptoms originates in the neck and that treatment of the underlying neck injury can resolve the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The secret to dealing with these symptoms is simple: Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. will work to restore your spine back to health, alleviating the inflammatory reaction, treating the injured tissues, and lessening the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. finds that jaw and headache symptoms often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy condition.

If you reside in Buffalo and you've been injured in a car crash, Buffalo Family Chiropractic Wellness, P. C. can help. We've been treating auto injury patients for many years and we can most likely help you, too. Give our office a call today at (716) 854-1563 for an appointment or consultation.

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Brantingham JW, Cassa TK, Bonnefin D, Pribicevic M, Robb A, et al. Manipulative and multimodal therapy for upper extremity and temporomandibular disorders: a system review. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2013;36(3):143-201.