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How is it possible to get a neck injury from holding in a sneeze?
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This type of : Activity can alter the load across the neck leading to a muscle strain or other soft tissue injury including a disc herniation as a sneeze is an involuntary action that can generate enough force in a scenario as described to cause an injury especially if there may be underlying problems to begin with.
Answered 3/29/2013
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