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

[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.