TMJ Pain Eased by Chiropractic After Car Accident in Noblesville

Jaw or TMJ pain is a fairly common problem experienced by many people after a car crash, and it can be challenging for some physicians to diagnose the source of the issue. Complicating the issue, many times you won't experience TMJ pain until many weeks or months after the accident.

Dr. Dahlager has helped many people with jaw pain after an injury, and the medical research explains what causes these types of problems. During a car crash, the tissues in your neck are frequently stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve injury. This can obviously cause pain in the neck and back, but since your central nervous system is one functioning unit, irritation of the nerves can cause issues in other parts of your body.

For instance, 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 injury, like your head and jaw. Headaches after car accident are very common because of neck injury, and the jaw works the same way. Dr. Dahlager sees this very commonly in our Noblesville office.

Research Proves Chiropractic Care Helps TMJ Pain After Car Accident

Research shows that the root of many jaw or TMJ problems originates in the neck and that treatment of the underlying neck injury can fix the secondary headaches or jaw symptoms. The secret to dealing with these symptoms is simple: Dr. Dahlager 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.

Dr. Dahlager has found that jaw and headache symptoms often resolve once we return your spine to its healthy state.

If you reside in Noblesville and you've been hurt in a crash, Dr. Dahlager can help. We've been treating auto injury patients for many years and we can probably help you, too. Give our office a call today at (317) 214-7218 for an appointment or consultation.

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