In the fourth episode of the GSK HPL podcast series, the HPL’s Senior Scientist, Dr. Phill Bell, is joined by HPL Senior Scientist Paul Smith, and Dr. Barry O’Neill, Principal Scientist and Cognition Lead at the HPL, to discuss the relationship between pain and cognition. They discuss the impact that pain has on cognitive functions as well as its effects on our movement.

Episode 4 – Pain and cognition

In episode five, the HPL’s Head of R&D, Dr. Ken van Someren, discusses respiratory physiology in both elite athletes to the wider population. He is joined by Dr. Andrew Simpson and Dr. Nick Tiller. They explore what normal respiratory function is and what factors can affect it. How do different training methods in athletes or everyday medical conditions, such as asthma and allergies, limit or change respiratory physiology?

Episode 5: Respiratory Physiology

In this episode, HPL Senior Scientist, Paul Smith, discusses the importance of good movement and how we assess it. He is joined by James Wild, Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach, Surrey Sports Park and England Women’s Lacrosse, and Stuart Elwell, Functional Movement Systems Expert and Director at Stuart Elwell Physiotherapy.

The expert panel look at why it is important to assess and screen movement and how this is done in both athletes and the wider population. They then explore how we can use these results to improve movement and what impact these improvements could have on sports performance and quality of life.

Episode 6: Assessment of movement

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