ISEH Learning: Breathing to Win Course

We're delighted to host once again the ISEH Learning: Breathing to Win course, which will take place on Friday 12th June at the Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health (ISEH) in Central London. Endorsed by the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM), this comprehensive, interactive, full-day workshop is designed for clinicians, and focused on the practical aspects of assessing, managing, and optimising breathing performance in athletes.

Led by Professor James Hull (Consultant Respiratory Physician at ISEH), Julie Backley (ISEH Clinical Respiratory Physiotherapist), and Clare-Louise Chadwick (Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist), the course will also feature expert-led sessions from MSK Physiotherapist Gwynn Wallace, Breath & Movement Consultant and researcher Dr Eric Harbour, and Sport and Exercise Physiotherapist Tania Clifton-Smith.

Join us for this insightful and practical workshop, equipping you with the latest expertise in breathing performance for athletes.

Places on this course are limited to 35.

Attendees will receive a certificate post event.

The Learning Objectives

• Be familiar with the typical symptoms of dysfunctional breathing (DB) & exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO) on athletic performance.
• Understand how to make a diagnosis of dysfunctional breathing & exercise induced laryngeal obstruction.
• Understand the impact of DB & EILO on athletic performance.
• Be able to help an athlete understand how they can optimise breathing to help performance and health.
• To explore the different methods of measuring breathing through technology.

The Programme

08.30-09.00: Coffee and pastry

09.00-09.10: Welcome & Introduction to ISEH, objectives for the day: Prof James Hull, Julie Backley, Clare-Louise Chadwick

09.10-9.40: The athlete with breathing issues – how do you assess the issue and what are the key considerations? Presented by Professor James Hull

9.40-10.10: What is optimal breathing during performance and recovery? Presented by Ms Julie Backley

10.10-10.30: Refreshment Break

10.30-11.00: Application of technology to assess and optimise breathing. Presented by Dr Eric Harbour

11.00-11.30: Musculoskeletal considerations in breathing pattern disorder. Presented by Mr Gwynn Wallace

11.30-12: Guest speaker: Baseline Breathing: The hidden limiter of athletic performance. Presented by Tania Clifton Smith, NZ BradCliff Breathing Method

12--13.00: Lunch will be provided

Afternoon practical sessions, you will be allocated into smaller groups and rotate between all 3 workshops:

13.00-14.00: Workshop A, rotate

14.00-15.00: Workshop B, rotate

15.00-15-15: Refreshment Break

15.15 -16.15: Workshop C, rotate

16.15-17.00: Quiz Time!

Workshop A – ISEH Gym (1^st floor) Application of breathing technology

Workshop B – ISEH seminar room (1^st Floor) Musculo-Skeletal considerations

Workshop C – ISEH GYM (2^nd Floor) Exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction (EILO): Live exercise laryngoscopy: detecting, diagnosing & management of EILO.