Why do I get Pain when Sneezing.?

Question

When i sneez sometimes a get a sharp pain in my Neck and also my arms and wrists. I always have to crack my neck also when i am done sneezing what causes this.

Answer 1

Your muscles are experiencing a brief spasm from the movement of your head when you sneeze. The muscles and nerves in the neck connect down to the arms and wrist, that's why you experience pain In so many different areas.

you might want to see a chiropractor to help you with the neck problem so that you do not experience the pain and having to crack your neck. It's actually quite dangerous to do neck cracking, you could possibly cause yourself serious damage.

I've enclosed a link to a web site where you can find a good chiropractor in the USA.

Answer 2

Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas (natural muscle relaxers) daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, (if this does not do it you probably need a chiropractor as well) you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.