Pain is an indication that something is wrong. Continuing to play in pain will cause further damage and may stop you from doing what you love most.
I have taught and lectured on this in numerous venues and it is a BIG passion of mine to help as many musicians as possible to continue doing what they love.
There are three ways we can eliminate or minimize stressors:
Dynamic Warm Up For Musicians
6 minutes daily dynamic stretching designed specifically for musicians for injury prevention