Pain when sneezing (back, neck, arms)

[tworle00]

  I am a 24 year old male. I am 5'11" and 255lbs. I am a former football player and experience extreme pain in my neck, shoulders, and arms when ever I sneeze. The pain in my neck is located around my shoulder blades and in my arms it hurts on the top of my fore arm and my bicep, and occasionally on the top part of my hand. It is starting to get extremely painful and I am not sure what I should do or what is causing it. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. I have done several Google searches but with no luck except people with similar problem, but few answers. Thanks in advance.

-tw00

[tworle00]

Almost 10 years later and I'm still facing this issue. My physical therapist told me it was a pinched nerve but my general physician refuses to do anything until it progresses... I guess I'll need to lose mobility before he makes enough off the cure. idk

In the mean time I've not been able to lift weights and my workouts have become torture. I've gained 30 lbs of fat and feel worse than ever. Now my doctor blaims  it in my weight.... that I gained because I couldn't workout because he wouldn't treat it in the early stages.

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ADVICE: Get a doctor who will help you. Don't make the same mistake I did by trusting my physician who was too lazy or incompetent  to help me.

[MonsignorEli]

Interesting, I had decided to look this up, as I like the rest of you have this same thing, only way I can explain it's like someone trying to yank your soul from your body when you sneeze it causing so much intense pain after a sneeze all throughout my body, arms, chest, hands, legs etc. takes awhile to shake it off as well minutes sometimes

[BenArnold]

I totally agree with the doctor who wrote this article: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arm-pain-after-sneezing.html  ...And I thank the person who commented earlier who shared that link. Everybody's comments up above matches my symptoms that I experienced for nearly a decade. Usually I didn't care, just figured I was going to become a physically active fruitarian or else die. And I blamed myself for letting my body deteriorate to that point. One day I finally had the time, funding, and resources to access a fruitarian lifestyle. Primarily the hardest part was overcoming the attacks by friends, family, teachers, doctors, leaders, politicians, government, and so on. Don't let anybody know that you eat different from them. They'll take away your children, lock you up, maybe even kill you! Most of the comments people have made up above mentioned obesity, and a long pause in physical activities, or sports and activities that most likely resulted in spinal damage. Me too, I had been in sports, hit myself in the head with a 10lb rubber mallet at work, bashed my head in on several other occasions, did Martial Arts, was in the military for 12 years, and suffered lung damage from poison inhalation while on the job in the military (being a soldier is a lovely career, believe me, and don't count on receiving medical attention, they'd rather you just die). The article I mention up above discusses the damage most of us have sustained from intense physical activity, or lack thereof, and other reasons our spine, nervous system, neck might be damaged. Which, is exacerbated by sneezing and causing horrific pain, and possibly yes even more damage or worse! Autism is just one example of the problems that can result from nerve damage as well as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and a plethora of other diseases, and more if you consider the brain a part of the nervous system (like what killed Robin Williams, and nearly a hundred professional Football/Hockey players (those are the ones on record, possibly could be in the thousands and also includes High school and College players as well as others, and other sports, especially wrestling/boxing paralleled that figure all on its own of course)). A viable treatment was discovered by a man who partially cured his son of ALD and was awarded an honorary doctor's degree by the University of Stirling and pioneered research and medicinal treatment of nerve damage in humans (Myelin Clinic). In fact, they knew they were nearing success when a separate research group in an unaffiliated study reported that in dogs they had achieved a 60% repair rate of the nerve damage by using the same treatment. However, this, and his eventual success, was all 30 years ago and the medical world severely attacked everyone and anyone involved in his discovery as is often the case anytime someone discovers a "cure" that might financially hurt the medical establishment which is fiercely protected by the CIA/FBI/FDA/White House, etc under the guise of national security which permits James Bond a license to kill, even without the Patriot act, having been the western world's government's MOO for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. The FDA didn't murder that loving father or his paralyzed son, however you'll never hear about this miracle treatment, and the research and funding was all but thwarted and very little benefit ever came of it, except that 74% of ALD victims if administered prior to onset, are cured when using his treatment. Most consider 74% a success story. Anyhow, my point is, there are cures sometimes for certain things. And I already told you mine (fruitarian lifestyle; not to be confused with vegetarian or vegan, Steve Job's version, etc). An awesome friend of mine who makes me very jealous because he now lives in a tropical paradise and works a few hours from home and is possibly the healthiest man on the planet is also a world champion, he runs a marathon each day on his way to his office, and has been doing that for many years (which most doctors/scientists will tell you is impossible), and when he participates in competitions all around the world and America he often wins the race, has broken numerous records (sometimes back to back running a race two days in a row and winning both races), holds several titles. His secret is that he does exactly what I prescribed up above. For anyone who wants to be superman/spiderman/wonderwoman/etc. Enjoy!

[TrishnaSB]

Your link was of great help for the problem I have been facing. Thank you so much .

[Coby7]

I too have the exact same situation when sneezing hey, my back hurt around the rib cage and my neck every time I sneeze, have you got better since seeking advice ?if so please tell me what to do .thank you

[Darrylr]

I have never played any sports like that. It happens to me sneezing or coughing too hard. And its not limited to my upper body, sometimes my Entire body feels intense pain after a hard cough or sneeze. i have found no explanation so far.

[JuanHercules]

the last time I played any sport was like 15 years ago. i'm 22 years old and when I sneeze the pains runs through my arms and hands. started at 21 yet getting worse as age progresses

[Beardman85]

I am a 29 years old male. I have had severe allergies this season and have had a lot of sneeze attacks. I have had pain along the back of my neck, as well as equal pain in both shoulders that is also all a crossed my entire chest. I have played football and lifted weights. I feel as if my pain is from my muscles being tensed up so quick and hard time after time from sneezing. Today has been the worst of my sneezing in a long time. My body and muscles are not used to this type of clentching all day long, I am sure that I will be sore for days after this.

[ncastilhos]

I'm 29 years old and very athletic as well, Surfing, Wake boarding, Soccer and a lot of weight lifting.... Recently because of my allergies I have been sneezing a lot and I have this crucial pain the runs across my chest, shoulders and it goes down to my arms. This week I have been sneezing so much the that pain just remained in my arms which if feels really uncomfortable and I'm getting a little afraid, Any Help? Please e-mail me on ***@****.. Check this article below that made me feel a little better.    

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/arm-pain-after-sneezing.html

[Hychhach]

im a 26 year old male and this has been happening o and off for about 6 years. but recently gotten pretty bad where the pain sits in my right forearm for 20secs after the pain travels from my neck and shoulders all the way down my arms after a sneeze. i played foot ball for 3 years and had to stop my senior year due to 3 concussions in one season. i am finding the pain hard to deal with this year especially and after reading the other posts im worried what it will be like when im 40. email me if you have any more info. i dont have enough money to run off to a spine specialist.

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[liddilou]

It hurts when i jump to i went to skyzone the pain started then

[l3ol3l3o]

oh and im a little dude... 5'8" 175lbs

[l3ol3l3o]

i am 25, played football for 13 years, wrestled for 9, mma for about 3. i got out of the military in 2012. i have since been pretty much inactive as far as working out, lifting etc... and have also noticed that since then, every time i sneeze, EVERY SINGLE ******* TIME, parts of my body ache with tremendous pain... feeling almost constricted... sometimes its my right arm, sometimes my left, sometimes its my right leg, sometimes its my left, sometimes its both an arm and a leg, sometimes its my chest... and on rare occasions its my arms, legs, neck and chest... i feel almost paralyzed when this happens... i have had mri's, CT scans, and x-ray after x-ray... the doctors find nothing wrong with me... i was thinking it may have been a blood circulation problem, but nerve damage makes more sense... HELP PLEASE!

[philnoir]

Start with your family doctor, who can do a full physical exam. If you need a referral to a specialist, your doctor will make the referral.

[Jlong83]

I am 31, played football from 13 yrs old through high school and college until 25 yrs old. I am not playing professionally but I do continue to work out regularly and I have never been obese for my size. I am 5'9 200 lbs, and played running back, and safety. I do not have allergies, I have not had any surgeries, or serious football injuries. I have had 1 or 2 concussions but that is about it. I am concerned because like another person said it seems to be progressive and it also seems to be more painful when I have a sick with say a cold or something. I have no drug abuse issues, not drug dependencies or on any prescription drugs, but the sneezes are powerful and painful around the neck/back/mid section and arms.
Not sure if its a nervous system issue or spinal issue but like I stated, I never had any aliments in my playing days and after, other than normal bumps bruises and joint pain here and there. But nothing serious that I needed to check out at a hospital. So any advice on who to speak with would be great

[backy1982]

i have also experienced the same starting a week ago but this  one is different..its not sneezing, but when i cough a bit hard...same extreme pain in my arms, shoulders, neck,  lasts about 1-2 minutes and then subsides to a very dull pain, i am 32 5' 2'' 60kgs...

[mrtimojosh]

i am experiencing the same symptoms as posted, started today everytime i sneeze i have extreme pain in my arms, shoulders, neck, and chest. lasts about 1-2 minutes and then subsides to a very dull pain, i am 22 6' 1'' 245 pounds, didnt play any sports for school, but backyard stuff occasionally, havent lifted weights in a few months. i also noticed that no one posted that they went to the doctors haha, so i guess we will all wait till that one brave guy goes.

[philnoir]

Which arm -- left or right?

Has the pain subsided?

[andyr7771]

Same issue here I am 46 year old 5' 11" 230 lbs played football a long time ago still work out with weights and I suffer from allergies, this year I had the worst allergies and yesterday I kept sneezing all day and no problem until the evening I sneezed 7 times consecutive server times and I started experiencing the pain in my chest and then it got worst, it started from my chest and then my under arm, back of neck and my arms felt numb and I started feeling pain in my throat and worst of all a massive head ache for about 40 to 60 seconds and if I cough hard enough I feel some of the effects as well the pain brought me to my knees several times. for a minute I thought I was having a heart attack.  I stay pretty active and I am decent shape for my age like I said I work out 3 to 4 time a week lifting weights and plenty of cardio.

[andyr7771]

Same issue here I am 46 year old 5' 11" 230 lbs played football a long time ago still work out with weights and I suffer from allergies, this year I had the worst allergies and yesterday I kept sneezing all day and no problem until the evening I sneezed 7 times consecutive server times and I started experiencing the pain in my chest and then it got worst, it started from my chest and then my under arm, back of neck and my arms felt numb and I started feeling pain in my throat and worst of all a massive head ache for about 40 to 60 seconds and if I cough hard enough I feel some of the effects as well the pain brought me to my knees several times. for a minute I thought I was having a heart attack.  I stay pretty active and I am decent shape for my age like I said I work out 3 to 4 time a week lifting weights and plenty of cardio.

[Therenaissanceman]

Gabapentin relieved my sneezing pain.

[StarSpectre]

Since this is one of the only places on the web that mentions these exact symptoms at the time I'm writing this.

I have similar symptoms. I sneeze and then I have terrible pain around my shoulder/rotator cuff and all the way down my arms that last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. I am also a 25 year old male. Played baseball in HS/Uni, did martial arts, and still lift weights. I am 6'3 240lbs.

I've had some tests done and it may be due to posture and muscle tightness in the upper back and shoulders. I've been doing a lot of foam rolling and trigger point stuff and it helps while I do it. But as soon as I stop it comes back and it seems to get worse.

I don't know if it's the fact that several of the posters had a big drop in activity levels and our muscles and nerves didn't adjust well but I hope someone figures this out soon.

[JRB23]

I played football till i was 21,  a few concussions, and two back surgeries for ruptured discs in my lower back,  i am getting the same radiating pain after sneezing, starts in upper chest then radiates through shoulders down arms and into wrists,  wrists probably hurt the most from it,  I think its most likely caused from a disc still pressing on nerve endings or just damaged nerve endings from multiple surgeries.  I am going to call my neurologist that did my surgeries to inquire I will let you know what he says.

[Dusty88]

I too have experienced this painful phenomenon on and off over the past couple years.

I am a 25 year old male. I have put on weight over the past couple years and am overweight. I'm not sure that is relevant, but many others have posted this as well. I also was a football player, but only in high school. That would be 7 years ago at the least. I used to lift weights a lot as well, but haven't done that regularly in at least a few years.

It comes and goes, but it just happened a few minutes ago, which prompted a Google search and finding this website. When I sneeze I (sometimes) get excruciating pain that runs through my arms from my shoulders to my wrists. I would pinpoint the pain more specifically to occurring in my joints at the shoulders, elbows and wrists. The pain usually lasts 60 seconds or so and is so bad that it sometimes causes me to cease whatever I am doing and just grit through it. Once gone, it's like it never happened. I ONLY feel this pain immediately after sneezing.

I have searched this before and read somewhere that a slipped disk could be causing this, as the violent action of sneezing causes the spine to compress and could be pinching the disk and therefore a nerve. I am not sure how much truth there is to this, and I have not visited a doctor about this...yet.

-Dusty

[EmmzieLou]

I found this, as I googled "Pain in neck and Shoulder when Sneezing".
This for me is a very new and odd symptom. As you'll here, I'm used to symptoms of things, but this took me by surprise. Although I am with the people above, please get an MRI.
I am not a footballer, and have played limited contact sports. I was a long distance runner and horse rider, well Show Jumper. Gave up the horses when I got pregnant 12 yrs ago. So no "dangerous" sports for me.
Horrendous head pains, flashy lights, sickness. MRI, Chiari 1 Malformation. Had brain surgery twice. Done, dealt with. Woop.
I'm now shaky, immobile, epileptic, in pain all the time etc. I have 2 spinal shunts. They found a Syrinx in my spinal canal after my surgery, which is the cause of my problems, NOT the Chiari. The Chiari was the cause of the head pains, dizzyness and fatigue.  the syrinx is causing all the rest.
Trust me when I say, you do not want to battle this too late! Mine is too late, and for that I am in a sorry state. It was my fault for digging my head in the sand and pretending that the Syrinx wasn't there, and things didn't happen to me for 5 years. But they do, and they don't go away.

I wish you all the best, and truly hope that none of you have Chiari or Syringomyelia :)
Love and Kisses Emma xxx