neck strain and aggravated tmj going bad Posted: 03-20-04 11:47am
In september of last year I was in a car
accident. The injuries didnt seem too
severe at the time, but now its a
different story. It seems im getting
worse instead of better and im getting a
little frustrated and I dont know where to
turn. To make a long story short, it
started out with a simple concussion, neck
strain and aggravated tmj. A few months
later I started getting these headaches
from hades that made me wish I was dead.
It was/is awful. Now, my right hand goes
numb and so does my right leg, I have
severe neck, back (low and mid) and
shoulder pain along with the severe
headaches and the rest. When will it end?
Has anyone else ever been through
anything like this? I go in next week for
an mri of my neck and back to check for
possible herniated discs as these symptoms
tend to fit the description. Is there any
hope. Im getting really depressed. Its
awful when you cant even play with your
kids. From what i've heard and read, I
should be better by now and im not. Whats
going on? Any clue? Suggestions? I just
want some hope. Sorry for the rant. Just
starting to feel a little hopeless.
Tracie
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Jaydensmommy
Advanced Support Team
Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 1684 Location: Wisconsin
Posted: 03-20-04 13:33pm
Tracie-
yes it most certainly can get worse as
time progresses! My aunt was also in the
same boat as you. She had surgery on her
back over 2 yrs ago. She was completely
healed when all of a sudden she got into a
car accident. Her back didn't hurt for
months, but all of a sudden it started
hurting from the accident. She went back
into the doctor and in fact she did have
some problems. These problems were not
from her previous back situation, she was
completely better after the surgery. The
accident caused the new injury. It is
hard for me to explain because I don't
know all the technical terms. Haha. But
is there anyway you can still sue? Maybe
your doctor can prove it was from the car
accident?
~sara~
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ajybird
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 8 Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Can Injury Get Worse Over Time Posted: 03-20-04 14:41pm
I had a car wreck in 1985, I have always
had problems. I have a pinched nerve
between c4 and c5 in my neck. I have been
to the chiropractor (helped while I was
going but got too expensive. Physical
therapy, same results, same problem $$$$ I
wish I could tell you it will go away but
it won't. I have had a series of 3
steriod injections in my neck, this did no
good at all. The best thing is stretching
exercises for your neck. You can get a
brochure from a physical therapist office
for the right type of exercises to do.
Moist heat, ice, and bengay are my
friends.
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 03-22-04 08:59am
Yes,
it can get worse over time, we will insist
on continuing with our lives & so ew
keep being at risk & often further
injure ourselves even just by walking
sometimes!!
Try (for long term healing & pain
relief) sam-e200-400mg pd, also one
tablet twice a day of 650-1000mg each of
glucosamine & chondroitin combined.
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bootsie840
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 113 Location: pennsylvainaia
Posted: 03-22-04 22:35pm
I to was in an auto accident dec 1999,
and for the first two years I had severe
headaches, they were so bad I wanted to
die, I was diagnosed with cervical
radiculapathy, 3 bulging disc,
degenerative disk disease, and arthritis
in my neck, I was confined to my house
24-7 nothing I did or took would take the
pain away, at that time my son was 9 and
I felt horrible I couldnt do anything with
him I became very depressed, and nasty to
everyone(not intentional) I was in so much
pain. I will say its been 4 years and
knock on wood im 80% better , after
getting many cervical injections im able
to controll the pain with aleeve, and my
headaches arent that often, so for me in
time I did get better it took a long time
but it can happen hang in there, thats a
place I never want to be, I was involved
in another accident 2002, now I have
herniated disk in lower back maybe in
another 4 years ill have my life back, I
wish you well and hope you start feeling
better soon if you need any more info pm
me id be glad to give you more advice.
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scotti2000
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 49
Posted: 05-02-04 13:14pm
It can and will get worse. If your not
correcting the cause, it stays as a
weakness in the body, and any stress,
physical, emotional, or spiritual can
cause it to decline. We need to start
accepting that pain is the messenger and
not the problem. Your sensory system
helps your internal environment addapt to
your external environment. When there is
a problem (cause) its sends a message to
your brain so you can correct it. Most
people don't they just find ways of
shutting off the alarm. If you don't
correct an area, the rest of the body is
now open to accept the abnormal
biomechanical stresses, and they now start
to break down. Chiropractors are trained
to look for this intererence, and help you
to correct the cause. It will always
take time because the body heals at its
own pace. Sometime I hear people say it
was working, but they stopped because it
was a big expense, and then go on looking
for a magic cure. Health is not bought,
it's built, and will take time and money.
Find a good chiropractor that can coach
you back to health as your body heals
itself.. Any concerns e-mail me
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Rtflynn
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
Neck and TMJ, car accidents and bike accidents Posted: 06-15-08 19:21pm
I broke my jaw in my teens (bike
accident), started having marriage
destroying neck issues in 30's. Discovered
jaw displaced foward 1 inch (never fixed
right); major implications for neck. In
40's had 3 neck surgeries-- all that
fAILED (screws broke) because of torgue
on neck from jaw imbalance, a condition
they call Dystonia (rare). My advice, talk
to lots of different doctors, research the
best in each field in your area. DO NOT DO
ANY INVASIVE SURGERIES! They can go wrong
and make a bad situation worse. Find a
good psychiatrist and get an
antidepressant that helps with pain
(Cymbalta, and/or Remeron a good combo).
Try the topical cream TOPRICIN (try this
first before any of others). Find a chiro
or a PT who will use heat, electrical
stimulation and ultrasound. I also go to a
Pain Management doctor who does trigger pt
injections with a phenol/botox blend
(Steroids can actually do more damage and
have side effects that are not widely
discussed) REPEAT, DO NOT GO NEAR INVASIVE
SURGERIES- the jaw and the neck both
involve delicate balance of muscles that
are too easily messed up. Surgeons will
tell you surgery because that is what they
do!
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