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Area of Science:

  • Pain science
  • Musculoskeletal health
  • Performing arts medicine

Background:

  • Musicians frequently experience musculoskeletal pain, impacting their careers and ensembles.
  • Effective, evidence-based pain management advice is crucial for musicians.
  • Current advice on playing through pain needs refinement based on contemporary pain science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate the advice given to musicians regarding playing with pain.
  • To answer the question: 'Should musicians play in pain?'
  • To integrate current pain science with musicians' lived experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Multidisciplinary narrative review.
  • Analysis of contemporary pain science literature.
  • Inclusion of musicians' self-reported experiences with pain and time off from playing.

Main Results:

  • Avoiding activities due to pain (fear-avoidance behavior) is linked to poorer prognoses and can contribute to chronic pain.
  • Taking time off from playing can result in significant emotional and financial consequences for musicians.
  • Contemporary pain science indicates that rest may not always be beneficial and can sometimes be detrimental.

Conclusions:

  • Musicians should not be routinely advised to stop playing due to pain.
  • Education on modern pain science is recommended for musicians.
  • Musicians should seek professional health advice for personalized pain management strategies.