The Prevalence of Music Related Injury Among College Students in Utah and Potential Preventative/Combative Measures

Authors

Kaia Rose, Brigham Young University
Brittany May, PhD., Brigham Young University

Keywords

music related injury, college students, preventative and combative methods

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Music

Abstract

Shortly after beginning my music studies at Brigham Young University, I began to struggle with overuse injury that made it difficult to play my instrument. Conversations with fellow BYU music majors over the past few years revealed that music related injuries seem to be relatively common. The informal conversations with fellow music majors as well as my personal experience with music related injury prompted me to investigate the prevalence of music related injury at the University level. I also began to research preventative and combative methods that could be made more available to students who struggle with injury, as it was evident from conversations with others, that students are often unaware of where to go to get help with their various injuries.

Recommended Citation

Rose, Kaia and May, PhD., Brittany (2018) "The Prevalence of Music Related Injury Among College Students in Utah and Potential Preventative/Combative Measures," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018: Iss. 1, Article 100.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/100