TMJ Pain Relief with Chiropractic After Auto Accident

Jaw pain is a fairly typical problem reported by people after a auto collision, and it can be tough for some physicians to identify the source of the issue. Complicating the issue, oftentimes you won't experience TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the incident.

Dr. Six has treated many people with jaw pain after an injury, and the medical literature explains what produces these types of problems. During a auto collision, the tissues in your spine are often stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve injury. 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 prickling 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. Dr. Six sees this very commonly in our Great Falls office.

Research Proves Chiropractic Adjustments Lessens TMJ Pain After Car Accident

Research indicates that the source of many jaw or TMJ symptoms begins in the cervical spine 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: Dr. Six will work to restore your spinal column back to health, alleviating the inflammatory reaction, treating the injured tissues, and lessening the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

Dr. Six finds that jaw and headache issues often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy condition.

If you live in Great Falls and you've been hurt in a crash, Dr. Six 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 (406) 452-6929 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.