Jaw pain is a fairly typical condition reported by many people after a auto injury, and it can be difficult for some health practitioners to find the source of the problem. Complicating the issue, oftentimes you won't experience TMJ symptoms until many weeks or months after the incident.
Dr. Aazami has treated many people with jaw pain after an injury, and the scientific research explains what produces these types of problems. During a auto collision, the tissues in your spine are frequently 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 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 injured area, like your head and jaw. Headaches after car crash are very common because of neck injury, and the jaw works the same way. Dr. Aazami sees this very commonly in our Hyattsville, District Heights office.
Research shows 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 trick to dealing with these symptoms is simple: Dr. Aazami will work to return your spine back to health, alleviating the inflammation, treating the injured areas, and eliminating the irritation to the nerves in your spine.
Dr. Aazami has found that jaw and headache issues often resolve once we restore your spine to its healthy condition.
If you live in Hyattsville, District Heights and you've been injured in a car crash, Dr. Aazami 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 (301) 322-7777 for an appointment or consultation.
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Total Health Family Clinic in Hyattsville & District Heights, MD provides quality chiropractic to patients through the expertise of Dr. Ashkan Aazami.
