Warrick McKinon

Biography

Biography

Graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Physiology from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1997. In 1999 appointed as an associate lecturer in the School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand. Promoted to lecturer 2002 and was awarded PhD in 2007,Thesis Title: “The measurement and quality of human whole-body centre of mass location data”. Senior Lecturer 2012 - 2016. Appointed to the position of Associate Professor in 2016 until 2022, followed by a move to Keele University.

Over the last 20 years Warrick have facilitated learning and lectured didactically to both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, having engaged with classes of 400 undergraduate medical students as well as smaller groups (5 - 30) of postgraduates. Experience of teaching modalities includes traditional didactic teaching of mechanisms (large classes), small group facilitation of clinical learning, as well as the flipped classroom and blended learning approached to intermediate class sides of approximately 100 students.

Warrick led a research laboratory between 2015 -2022 and has published over 40 peer review publications. Supervised graduates include 5 PhD students, several masters students and dozens of honours projects (many of which have been published).

Warrick is currently working with the undergraduate medical science and paramedic team to develop and deliver courses to medical and paramedic students.

Publications

Publications

1. Quinn, Samantha-lynn, Benita Olivier and Warrick McKinon (2023). The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers. South African Journal of Physiotherapy (in press)
2. Quinn, Samantha-lynn, Benita Olivier and Warrick McKinon (2022). Lower Quadrant Swing Biomechanics Identifies Golfers with Increased Risk of Low Back Pain: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 31(8), pp. 1041–1051
3. Quinn, Samantha-lynn, Benita Olivier, Warrick McKinon and Chloe Dafkin  (2022). Increased trunk muscle recruitment during the golf swing is linked to developing lower back pain: A prospective longitudinal cohort study. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 64, 102663
4. Andrew Green, Yoga Coopoo, Jason Cameron Tee, Warrick McKinon (2019). A review of the biomechanical determinants of rugby scrummaging performance: kinetic and kinematic determinants of scrum performance. S Afr J Sports Med. 31:1-8.
5. Chloe Dafkin, Warrick McKinon, Samantha Kerr (2019). Restless Legs Syndrome: clinical changes in nervous system excitability at the spinal cord level. Sleep Med. Rev. 47: 9-17.
6. Samantha Kerr, Warrick McKinon, Chloe Dafkin, Alison Bentley (2019). Characterization of painful Restless Legs Syndrome sensations in an English-speaking South African population. Scand J Pain. 19(3):483-489.
7. Samantha Kerr, Alison Bentley, Chloe Dafkin, Warrick McKinon. (2019) Disconnect between sensory and motor features of restless legs syndrome during the suggested immobilization test. Sleep Biol Rhythms. 17, Issue 2, pp 203–207.
8. Chloe Dafkin, Andrew Green, Benita Olivier, Warrick McKinon, Samantha Kerr. (2018) Circadian variation of the flexor withdrawal reflex and crossed extensor reflex in restless legs syndrome patients. J Sleep Res. 27. e12645.
9. Chloe Dafkin, Andrew Green, Benita Olivier, Warrick McKinon, Samantha Kerr. (2018)  Distal muscle activity alterations during the stance phase of gait in Restless Legs Syndrome patients. Sleep Med. 45:89-93.
10. Andrew Green, Samantha Kerr, Chloe Dafkin, Benita Olivier, and Warrick McKinon. (2017) A lower body height and wider foot stance are positively associated with the generation of individual scrummaging forces in rugby. Intl J Perf Anal Sport. 17:177-189.
11. Andrew Green, Chloe Dafkin, Samantha Kerr, Warrick McKinon. (2017)  Combined individual scrummaging kinetics and muscular power are associated with competitive team scrum success. Eur J Sport Sci. Jul 17 (8): 1746-1391.
12. Chloe Dafkin, Andrew Green, Benita Olivier, Warrick McKinon, Samantha Kerr. (2017) Plantar reflex excitability is increased in the evening in restless legs syndrome patients. Neurosci Let. 2017 Nov 1; 660:74-78.
13. Andrew Green, Samantha Kerr, Benita Olivier, Chloe Dafkin, Rebecca Meiring, Warrick McKinon. (2017) A simulated rugby match protocol induces physiological fatigue without decreased individual scrummaging performance. S Afr J Sports Med. 29:1-6.
14. B. Olivier, N. Gillion, A. V. Stewart and W. McKinon. (2017) Reduced nondominant lumbar multifidi cross-sectional area is a precursor of low back injury in cricket fast bowlers. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 27(12):1927-1933.
15. Green, A., Kerr, S., Dafkin, C., Olivier, B., McKinon, W. (2016) The trade-off between distance and accuracy in the rugby union place kick: a cross-sectional, descriptive study. Kinesiol. 48: 251-257.
16. Kerr, S., Muller, D., McKinon, W., Mc Inerney, P. (2016) E-questions equipped therapeutic health science students for summative assessment at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. A J Health Prof Ed 8(1):72-76.
17. Kerr, S., Olivier, B., Green, A., Dafkin, C., Wood, S., McKinon, W. (2016) Analysis of balance and body positioning in ballerinas with different skill levels. Afr J Phys, Health Edu, Rec and Dance. 22, 883 – 895.
18. Dafkin, C., Green, A., Kerr, S., Veliotes, D., Olivier, B., McKinon, W.(2016) The Interrater Reliability of Subjective Assessments of the Babinski Reflex. J Motor Behav. 48(2): 116-121. 
19. Green, A.,   Kerr, S., Dafkin, C., McKinon, W. (2016) The calibration and application of an individual scrummaging ergometer. Sports Eng. 19(1): 59-69.
    19. Olivier, B., Taljaard, T., Burger, E., Brukner, P., Orchard, J., Gray, J., Botha, N., Stewart, A, McKinon, W. (2016) Which Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors are Associated with Non-Contact Injuries in Adult Cricket Fast Bowlers? Sports Med. 46 (1): 79-101.
20. Bell-Jenje, T., Olivier, B., Wood, W., Rogers, S. Green, A.,  McKinon, W. (2016) Association between Ankle Dorsiflexion and Hip Adduction and Internal Rotation Range of Motion during a Step-Down Test in a Healthy Female Population - A cross-sectional, observational study. Man Ther. 21(1): 256-261. 
21. Green, A., Kerr, S., Olivier, B., Dafkin, C., McKinon W. (2016) The relationships between rugby ground pass accuracy and kinematic variables resulting from two different pelvic orientations. S Afr J Sports Med;28(2): 51-54.
22. Olivier, B., Stewart, A.V., Olorunju, S.A.S., McKinon, W. (2015) Static and dynamic balance ability, lumbo-pelvic movement control and injury incidence in cricket pace bowlers. J Sci Med Sport. 18(1):19-25.
23. Olivier, B., Taljaard, T., Burger, E., Brukner, P., Orchard, J., Gray, J., Botha, N., Stewart, A, McKinon, W. (2015) Extrinsic and intrinsic factors associated with non-contact injury in adult pace bowlers: a systematic review protocol. JBI Dat Syst Rev Impl Rep.13(1):3–13.
    24. Green, A.,   Dafkin, C., Kerr, S., McKinon, W. (2015) The effects of walking on golf drive performance in two groups of golfers with different skill levels. Biol Exerc. 11(1):13-25.
24. Olivier, B., Stewart, A.V., Green, A., McKinon, W. (2015) Cricket pace bowling: The trade-off between optimising knee angle for performance advantages v. injury prevention. S Afr J Sports Med. 27(3):76-81.
25. Green, A.,   Dafkin, C., Kerr, S., McKinon, W. (2015) Relationships between physical and biomechanical parameters and golf drive performance: a field-based study. S Afr J Res Sport Phys Ed Rec. 37(3): 83-95.
26. Dafkin, C., Green, A., Kerr, S., Raymond, A., Veliotes, D., Elvin, A. Olivier, B., McKinon, W. (2014) Kinematic and kinetic analysis of the inter- and intra-applicator assessment of the Babinski reflex. Clin Neurophysiol. 44: 471-477.
27. Olivier, B., Stewart, A.V., Green, A., McKinon, W. (2014) Injury and lumbar reposition sense in cricket pace bowlers in neutral and pace bowling specific body positions. The Spine J. 14: 1447-1453.
28. Dafkin, C., Green, A., Kerr, S., Veliotes, D., McKinon, W. (2013) The accuracy of subjective clinical assessments of the patellar reflex. Muscle and Nerve. 47: 81-88.
29. Olivier, B., Stewart, A.V., McKinon, W. (2013) Side-to-side asymmetry in absolute and relative muscle thickness of the lateral abdominal wall in cricket pace bowlers. S Afr J Sports Med. 25(3):81-86.
30. Olivier, B., Stewart, A.V., McKinon, W. (2013) Knee joint position sense does not correlate with front knee angles or ball release speed in cricket fast bowlers. Gaz Med Ital: 172(10):743-749.
31. Dafkin, C., Green, A., Kerr, S., McKinon, W. (2012) The patellar reflex: does activity of quadriceps femoris muscles reflect leg movement? Neurol Res. 34:623-6.
32. Kerr, S., McKinon, W., Bentley A. (2012) Descriptors of restless legs syndrome sensations. Sleep Med. 13:409-13.
33. Kerr, S., Bentley, A., Anderson, D., McKinon, W. (2011) Reflex testing reveals circadian variation of spinal excitability in restless legs syndrome patients. Sleep Biol Rhythm. 9:157-164.
34. Wormgoor, S., Harden, L., McKinon, W. (2010) Anthropometric, biomechanical, and isokinetic strength predictors of ball release speed in high-performance cricket fast bowlers. J Sports Sci. 28: 957-965.
35. Loram, L.C., McKinon, W., Wormgoor, S., Rogers, G., Nowak, I.,  Harden L.M. (2005) Determinants of ball release speed in schoolboy fast-medium bowlers in cricket. J Sports Med Phys Fit. 45:483-490.
36. McKinon W., Hartford C., Rogers, G. (2005) Direct measurement of the centre of mass location in walking persons. S Afr J Res Sport Phys Ed Rec. 27: 57-69.
37. Gebreegziabher, Y., Marcos, E., McKinon W.. Rogers. G. (2004) Sperm characteristics of endurance trained characteristics. Int J Sports Med. 25: 247-251.
38. McKinon, W., Hartford, C., Di Zio, L., van Schalkwyk, J., Veliotes, D., Hofmeyr, A., Rogers, G. (2004) The agreement between reaction-board measurements and kinematic estimation of adult male human whole body centre of mass location during running. Physiol Meas. 25: 1339-1354.
39. McKinon, W. and Alexander G. (1999) Is temperature independence of digestive efficiency an experimental artefact in Lizards? A test using the common flat lizard (playsaurus intermedius). Copeia 2: 299-303.
40. Loram, L.C., Harden L.M., McKinon, W., Nowak, I., Rogers, G., Wormgoor, S., Mpolwane, M. (2003). Strength Biomechanics and other determinants of Ball release speed in Schoolboy Seam Bowlers. Proceedings of the 2nd World Congress of Science and Medicine in Cricket, 5-9 February 2003, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
41. S Wormgoor, L Harden, and W McKinon. The Determinants of Ball Release Speed in Cricket Fast Bowlers. Proceedings of the ISBS Conference 2008, July 14-18, 2008, Seoul, Korea
42. W. McKinon, C. Hartford and G. Rogers. The accuracy of kinematic whole body centre of mass location estimation. Proceedings of the 2008 ASICS Conference of Science and Medicine in Sport (ACSMS), Hamilton Island, Australia, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (2009).