TMJ Pain Relief with Chiropractic After Auto Accident

Jaw pain is a fairly common problem reported by many people after a auto collision, and it can be confusing for some health practitioners to diagnose the root of the problem. Complicating the matter, many times you won't experience TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the incident.

Dr. Priolo has treated many people with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific research explains what causes these types of problems. During a auto accident, the tissues in your neck are often stretched or torn, causing ligament, muscle, or nerve damage. 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 problems in other parts of your body.

For instance, with radicular pain, irritation of a nerve can cause tingling 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 auto accident are very common because of neck injury, and the TMJ works the same way. Dr. Priolo sees this very often in our Ronkonkoma office.

Research Supports Chiropractic Therapy Helps TMJ Pain After Auto Accident

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

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

If you reside in Ronkonkoma and you've been hurt in a car crash, Dr. Priolo 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 (631) 676-6324 for an appointment or consultation.

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