Nerve Pain Treatment

    Trigeminal Neuralgia Relief in Salt Lake City

    Often called the "suicide disease" due to its excruciating severity, trigeminal neuralgia causes severe, shock-like facial pain. We offer a gentle, upper cervical structural approach to relieve nerve pressure at its source.

    The Neck-Face Connection

    The trigeminal nerve is responsible for transmitting sensation from your face to your brain. When this nerve becomes irritated, even a light breeze or brushing your teeth can trigger agonizing, electric shock-like pain across your jaw or cheek.

    While many medical treatments focus on dulling the nerve with heavy anticonvulsant medications, we look at the structural mechanics of the neck. The spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve descends deep into the upper cervical spine. If you have upper cervical instability or severe forward head posture, it can pull and irritate this entire nerve complex.

    Our Gentle Structural Approach

    • Upper Cervical Specific AnalysisWe take highly detailed 3-dimensional imaging to analyze the exact alignment of the Atlas and Axis bones directly beneath your skull.
    • Precision AlignmentUsing gentle, torque-free adjustments, we carefully realign the upper neck to remove the mechanical tension on the brainstem and trigeminal nerve pathways.
    • Restoring the FoundationBy fixing the overall posture abnormalities of the cervical spine with CBP traction, we ensure the upper neck remains stable, providing long-term relief from flare-ups.

    Related Conditions & Treatments

    Headaches & MigrainesUpper Cervical InstabilityCervicogenic HeadacheWhiplashForward Head PostureCorrective Care

    Treatment Process

    Click the image below to view our approach to treating Trigeminal Neuralgia.

    Trigeminal Neuralgia Treatment Infographic

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Find Relief Naturally.

    Explore a non-surgical, drug-free approach to managing trigeminal neuralgia in Salt Lake City.

    Patient Story
    "After living with chronic pain from Trigeminal Neuralgia and ready to have the brain surgery that would 'burn out' those nerves… I live in Colorado and thought it worth my time and effort to travel to Salt Lake to see if Dr. Dirk could help me. After the visits I scheduled with him, I have had a tremendous amount of improvement. I am out of pain and can smile, kiss my loved ones and enjoy the simplest and most important moments of my life."
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    Holly Hurst
    TN Patient — traveled from Colorado
    Dr. Dirk Woodmansee, DC

    Medically Reviewed

    The clinical information on this page has been reviewed and verified by Dr. Dirk Woodmansee, DC, an advanced certified Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP) provider in clinical practice since 1997, with extensive experience in structural spinal rehabilitation.

    Last Reviewed: September 2026 | Disclaimer

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    If you live in the Salt Lake Valley and are struggling with trigeminal neuralgia, arm or leg numbness, or have been diagnosed with a spinal condition, contact Comprehensive Chiropractic Clinic to determine whether corrective CBP® care may be appropriate for your condition.

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