Why does my muscles hurt when I sneeze?

A violent sneeze can strain your chest muscles. And if your back muscles aren’t ready for a sudden sneeze, the unexpected tensing of these muscles and awkward movement during a sneeze can cause a spasm — an involuntary and often painful contraction of one or more muscles.

Why would a person’s arms hurt?

Injuries or trauma to any part of the arm or shoulder, including bone fractures, joint dislocations, and muscle strains and sprains, are common causes of arm pain. Sometimes diseases that affect other organs in the body, like peripheral vascular disease or arthritis, can be the cause of pain in the arm.

Why are my sneezes so violent?

The sound of a sneeze comes from the air escaping from your mouth or nose. Professor Harvey says the loudness of a person’s sneeze depends on their lung capacity, size and how long they hold their breath for. “The longer you hold your breath, the more dramatic you make it,” he says.

Why do my arms hurt when I cough hard?

By nature, coughing, sneezing and laughing increase pressure on the discs and nerve roots internally. So, if the nerve and or disc are irritated, and then you cough, sneeze or laugh, increasing internal pressure on an already irritated area, then this makes sense as to why the pain in the arm is occurring.

When should I be concerned about arm pain?

Seek emergency treatment if you have: Arm, shoulder or back pain that comes on suddenly, is unusually severe, or is accompanied by pressure, fullness or squeezing in your chest (this may signal a heart attack)

Has anyone ever died from sneezing?

A massive sneeze triggered a brain haemorrhage and heart attack which killed a dad. Retired design engineer John Oram, 79, collapsed after he was seen sneezing “violently” by care home staff. The force of the sneeze caused brain and heart trauma and he died in hospital two days later, an inquest heard.