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A car crash happens in a flash, but the painful after effects can last years. Just ask Bassam Kahlil.

Bassam Kahlil:

I believe she was putting on make up and used my car to stop.

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After the accident, Bassam's neck stiffened so he couldn't turn, and he developed devastating headaches.

Bassam Kahlil:

I would actually see double vision. I couldn't stand lights, and it just felt like my head was going to explode.

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When the head gets thrown forward in a crash, joints in the neck are strained and damage – whiplash.

Curtis Slipman, MD:

An injury to the joint here can actually refer pain to the back of the head, to the front of the head, the prefrontal region, behind the eye.

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Despite many medications, Bassam's pain lasted for years.

Bassam Kahlil:

They had me on migraine medication, Percoset, Darvan, Darvocet, Vicodin, I mean I could go on.

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But at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Doctor Curtis Slipman is studying a treatment that takes little more time than a car crash, mere seconds, to treat a lifetime of pain.

X-ray machine buzzing.

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Move forward.

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Using X-Ray imaging, Doctor Slipman injects steroids between the vertebrae.

Curtis Slipman, MD:

It's our belief that the steroids stop that inflammatory process. When the inflammation goes away, the pain dissipates.

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The precise injection avoids the side effects of oral steroids. For Bassam, the relief was dramatic.

Doctor and patient:

Going back used to really hurt you. Mm-hm. Going back, and to the left. I couldn't do either one.

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As for the headaches, he still needs medication, but nothing more than a couple of ibuprofens. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.

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