Musician's Journal Club is a social media based discussion of scientific literature that impacts musician health, especially musculoskeletal health. Each week, we dissect an article and explore how it can make a difference in practice and performance. This week's article is a 2018 Medical Problems of Performing Artists article entitled Impact of Changes in Playing Time on Playing-Related Musculoskeletal Pain in String Music Students. This article moves beyond the established correlation between longer playing time and increased pain to specifically examine periods of increased playing time, such as an intensive music summer program. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Musician’s Journal Club (@musiciansjournalclub) There is an established correlation between playing time and playing-related pain, which is similar to overuse injuries seen in a variety of other occupations. In short, the more time spent doing a taxing and repetitive motion, the hig...