TMJ Pain Eased by Chiropractic After Auto Collision

Chiropractic Effective for TMJ Pain After Car Crash in Lincoln

Jaw pain is a fairly common condition reported by people after a auto accident, and it can be hard for some doctors to identify the root of the problem. Complicating the issue, oftentimes you won't experience TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the original injury.

Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 has treated many men and women with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific research explains what triggers these types of symptoms. During a car crash, the tissues in your spine are often stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve damage. 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 problems in other parts of your body.

For instance, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause prickling or pins and needles in the arm or 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. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 sees this very frequently in our Lincoln office.

Research Supports Chiropractic Care Helps TMJ Pain After Car Crash

Research indicates that the source of many jaw or TMJ problems starts in the neck and that treatment of the underlying neck problem can resolve the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The trick to resolving these symptoms is simple: Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 will work to return your spinal column back to health, decreasing the inflammation, treating the injured areas, and removing the irritation to the nerves in your spine.

Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 finds that jaw and headache symptoms often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy condition.

If you reside in Lincoln and you've been hurt in a crash, Dr. Jerrad Swanson, DC, FMT, DN1 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 (402) 484-5177 for an appointment or consultation.

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