Injured on the audition day

iluvpiano
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:04:53 +0000

Well you have to decide if it’s too painful to play.

Generally you should NOT play with pain. If you continue playing, you run a risk of injuring yourself further, which could take much longer to correct, if it ever does. Some musicians have gone too far and not been able to play again (in extreme cases). If it gets too far, it could require surgery, depending on what it is.

I am a piano performance major, and a couple years before college I also was injured. I think you need to get in and have a doctor look at it. I went to a chiropractor and physical therapist for months and carefully worked my way back into practicing.

What kind of pain are you having? Soreness? Tingling pains? Shooting pains up your arm?