What causes pain around lower anterior abdominal section while sneezing?
Patient: Sneezing causes pain to the skin around lower anterior abdominal section. When I sneeze pain is felt in pricks, rather like pins and needles, over a wide area of my lower back. The pain seems to be topical, affecting (or felt in) the dermis with no well defined cause or center. After sneezing the pain lasts for about five seconds and is slightly relieved by massaging the lower back area with the tips of the fingers. when pain subsides, no residual pain is felt and no discomfort is felt at times other than when sneezing.other activities such as backbends, sudden turns, coughing, running or jumping are not producing this effect to any degree. Doctor: Cannot say in your particular case, but you seem to have......Locating the pain by pressing and poking is one of the main diagnostic methods. Surface, and muscle pain can often be differentiated from spine and other internal sources of pain.The character of the pain such as muscular aches or pins and needles (nerve) is also helpful.Irritation of a local surface nerve is uncommon but generally does not mean much in terms of serious disorders.