Chiropractic Effective for TMJ Pain After Car Crash

Jaw pain is a fairly typical condition reported by people after a car crash, and it can be challenging for some physicians to diagnose the cause of the problem. Complicating the issue, oftentimes you won't develop TMJ pain until many weeks or months after the accident.

Dr. Elganainy has helped many individuals with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific literature explains what triggers these types of problems. During a auto injury, the tissues in your spine are oftentimes 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, inflammation of the nerves can cause pain in other parts of your body.

For instance, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause prickling or numbness 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. Elganainy sees this very frequently in our Burton office.

Research Supports Chiropractic Adjustments Helps TMJ Pain After Car Accident

Research shows that the source of many jaw or TMJ symptoms begins in the neck and that treatment of the underlying neck injury can fix the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The secret to resolving these symptoms is simple: Dr. Elganainy will work to restore your spine back to health, reducing the inflammation, treating the injured areas, and removing the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

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

If you reside in Burton and you've been hurt in a car crash, Dr. Elganainy 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 (810) 715-7746 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.