TMJ Pain Eased by Chiropractic After Auto Collision

TMJ Pain Eased by Chiropractic After Car Accident in Lenexa

Jaw or TMJ pain is a fairly common problem experienced by many people after a auto collision, and it can be tough for some physicians to identify the cause of the problem. Complicating the matter, oftentimes you won't develop TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the incident.

Dr. Isom has helped many men and women with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific literature explains what triggers these types of problems. During a auto collision, the tissues in your neck are frequently stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve damage. This can obviously cause pain in the neck and back, but since your nervous system is one functioning unit, inflammation 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 and hand. Similarly, it can affect parts of your body above the injury, like your head and jaw. Headaches after car crash are very common because of neck injury, and the TMJ works the same way. Dr. Isom sees this very frequently in our Lenexa office.

Research Proves Chiropractic Therapy Lessens TMJ Pain After Car Crash

Studies have shown that the source of many jaw or TMJ symptoms starts in the cervical spine and that treatment of the underlying neck problem can fix the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The secret to resolving these symptoms is simple: Dr. Isom will work to return your spine back to health, alleviating the inflammation, treating the injured areas, and lessening the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

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

If you live in Lenexa and you've been injured in a car crash, Dr. Isom 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 (913) 735-9565 for an appointment or consultation.

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