Professor Benita Olivier

Professor of Rehabilitation

School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions

Role

Benita Olivier is a Professor of Rehabilitation in the School of Sport, Nutrition and Allied Health Professions at Oxford Brookes University and a clinical-academic at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom. Benita is the co-director of the Healthy Living Research Centre under the Oxford Institute of Applied Research (OxInAHR) and the Director of the Wits Cricket Research Hub for Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. In 2013, she completed her PhD in cricket fast bowling injury prevention. In 2019, she graduated with distinction with a second masters in Movement Analysis through the University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Her contribution to scholarship and academic citizenship is visible in many spheres, including publication and postgraduate supervision.

Teaching and supervision

Benita is supervising the research projects of a number of masters and doctoral students on topics related to sports injury and performance, specifically in the sport of cricket, as well as projects in the broader field of musculoskeletal physiotherapy.

Research

Research focus area
Benita is an avid researcher with a high level of research productivity aimed at enabling others to enjoy the health benefits of physical activity, exercise and sport. Her research interests are especially sparked by her quest to reduce injury risk in sports, and mostly, although not exclusively, in cricket.

Centres and Institutes
Healthy Living Research Centre, which forms part of the Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (OxInAHR)

Research Awards and Achievements
Benita is a South African National Research Foundation-rated researcher, and her passion for research and creating impact, what she often refers to as “changing the world”, has been recognised through awards such as the Wits Health Consortium’s Great Leap Forward Entrepreneurial Academic and Inspiring 50 SA awards in 2021, the Department of Science and Innovation-SARIMA Early Career Excellence Research Management Award and the Johannesburg Women in Sports Confederation President’s Award in 2020. She was a finalist of the TW Kambule-NSTF Emerging Researcher Award in 2020 and was second runner up in the Department of Science and Technology’s Distinguished Young Woman in Science award in 2018. She was chosen as member of the prestigious South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) in 2017. In 2014, Benita was the recipient of the Claude Leon Merit Award, the Friedel Sellschop Award for exceptional young researchers. As a wife and mother, she aspires to live a balanced life, with a strong sense of integrity and a drive to positively contribute to the lives of others on a daily basis.

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9287-8301

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FJRBOuYAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benita-Olivier

Centres and institutes

Centre for Healthy Living Research

Projects

Research interest, engagement, capacity and capability

Publications

Haley CA, Van Aswegen H, Libhaber E, Olivier B , Protracted exercise tolerance post-coronavirus disease 2019 in endurance athletes: A survey
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 80 (1) (2024) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Jacobs J, Olivier B, Brandt C, Boulle N , Anthropometric and biomechanical factors of elite male and female fast bowlers
Journal of Biomechanics 170 (2024) ISSN: 0021-9290 eISSN: 1873-2380
Jacobs J, Olivier B, Brandt C, Jahfta G , Physical Profiles of All-rounders, Batters, and Bowlers in Sub-Elite Women’s Cricket
The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 38 (6) (2024) pp.1095-1102 ISSN: 1064-8011 eISSN: 1533-4287 Physical Profiles of All-rounders, Batters, and Bowlers in Sub-Elite Women’s Cricket Open Access version on RADAR
Haley CA, Torres G, Olivier B, Van Aswegen H , Cardiorespiratory fitness response to endurance training in athletes post-COVID-19 compared to unaffected athletes
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 36 (1) (2024) ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Obiora LO, Shead D, Olivier B , Data sharing considerations and practice among health researchers in Africa: a scoping review
Digital Health (2024) ISSN: 2055-2076 eISSN: 2055-2076
Haley CA, Olivier B, Van Aswegen H, ‘Every Run Is Hard’: Endurance Athletes’ Experiences of Return to Sports Participation After COVID-19—A Mixed Methods Study
Translational Sports Medicine (2024) ISSN: 2573-8488 eISSN: 2573-8488
Weinberg M, Olivier B, Kunene S , Shoulder Girdle Disability, Dysfunction, and Pain in Participants with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Survey on Prevalence and Associations
Physiotherapy Canada [online first] (2023) ISSN: 0300-0508 eISSN: 1708-8313
Olivier F, Olivier B, MacMillan C, Briel S, Effect of neuromuscular injury prevention strategies on injury rates in adolescent males playing sport: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 22 (4) (2023) pp.689-699 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381 Effect of neuromuscular injury prevention strategies on injury rates in adolescent males playing sport: a systematic review protocol Open Access version on RADAR
Macmillan C, Olivier B, Benjamin-Damons N, Wood WA, Obiora OL, Altered sagittal plane mechanics is associated with the Functional Movement Screen Deep Squat score
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 79 (1) (2023) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Naude J, Mnguni N, Thotse M, Phalandwa P, Ferrao P, Saragas NP, Foot and Ankle Injuries in Elite South African Cricketers: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury Surveillance Data
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 57 (2023) pp.1592-1599 ISSN: 0019-5413 eISSN: 1998-3727 Foot and Ankle Injuries in Elite South African Cricketers: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury Surveillance Data Open Access version on RADAR
Olivier B, Boulle N, Jacobs J, Obiora OL, MacMillan C, Liebenberg J, McErlain-Naylor S, Kinematic differences between left- and right-handed cricket fast bowlers during the bowling action
Indian Journal of Orthopaedics 35 (1) (2023) ISSN: 0019-5413 eISSN: 1998-3727
Christie CJ, McEwan K, Munro CE, King GA, Le Roux A, Olivier B, Jackson B, Manjra S, MacMillan C, Pote L, Do South African international cricket pace bowlers have similar bowling volume and injury risk associates compared to other elite fast bowlers?
International journal of Sports Science & Coaching [online first] (2023) ISSN: 1747-9541 eISSN: 2048-397X
Quinn S-L, Olivier B, McKinon W, The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 79 (1) (2023) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Snyders C, Schwellnus M, Sewry N, Kaulback K, Wood P, Seocharan I, Derman W, Readhead C, Patricios J, Olivier B, Jordaan E, Symptom Number and Reduced Preinfection Training Predict Prolonged Return to Training after SARS-CoV-2 in Athletes: AWARE IV
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 55 (1) (2023) pp.1-8 ISSN: 0195-9131 eISSN: 1530-0315
MacMillan C, Olivier B, Benjamin-Damons N, The association between physical fitness parameters and in-season injury among adult male rugby players: a systematic review
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 62 (10) (2022) pp.1345-1358 ISSN: 0022-4707 eISSN: 1827-1928
Obiora OL, Shead DA, Olivier B, Perceptions of human movement researchers and clinicians on the barriers and facilitators to health research data sharing in Africa
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physical Therapy [online first] (2022) ISSN: 0959-3985 eISSN: 1532-5040
Jacobs J, Olivier B, Dawood M, Perera NKP, Prevalence and incidence of injuries among female cricket players: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JBI Evidence Synthesis 20 (7) (2022) pp.1741-1790 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Briel S, Olivier B, Mudzi W, Scapular force: Couple ratios in healthy shoulders - An observational study reflecting typical values
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 78 (1) (2022) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Quinn S-L, Olivier B, McKinon W, Lower Quadrant Swing Biomechanics Identifies Golfers With Increased Risk of Low Back Pain: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 31 (8) (2022) pp.1041-1051 ISSN: 1056-6716 eISSN: 1543-3072
Makendo I, Tawa N, Olivier B, Kikuvi G, Level of disability and risk of chronification among patients presenting with neck pain at a tertiary hospital
East African Medical Journal 99 (5) (2022) pp.4832-4839 ISSN: 0012-835X eISSN: 0012-835X
Peyper K, Olivier B, Green A, The cycle ergometer test is not a reliable alternative to the countermovement jump in the assessment of power output
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 34 (1) (2022) pp.1-5 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Olivier F, Olivier B, Mnguni N, The “core” of performance in adolescent cricket pace bowlers: Trunk muscle stability, maybe, but not strength-endurance and thickness
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 34 (1) (2022) pp.1-6 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Obiora OL, Olivier B, Shead DA, Withers A, Data sharing practices of health researchers in Africa: a scoping review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 20 (2) (2022) pp.681-688 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Olivier B, Olivier F, Mnguni N, Obiora O, Asymmetry in internal oblique muscle thickness: not the key to a cricket fast bowler’s performance
International journal of Sports Science & Coaching 17 (6) (2022) pp.1435-1444 ISSN: 1747-9541 eISSN: 2048-397X
Olivier B, Obiora OL, MacMillan C, Finch C, Injury surveillance in community cricket: A new innings for South Africa
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 78 (1) (2022) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Stephen S, Brandt C, Olivier B, Neck Pain and Disability: Are They Related to Dysfunctional Breathing and Stress?
Physiotherapy Canada 74 (2) (2022) pp.158-164 ISSN: 0300-0508 eISSN: 1708-8313
Chebet H, Olivier B, Karuguti M, Opondo E, The prevalence and dynamic balance ability of long-distance Kenyan runners with Achilles Tendinopathy
African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences 27 (4) (2021) pp.516-532 ISSN: 2411-6939 eISSN: 2411-6939
Kaplan S, Olivier B, Obiora OL, Effectiveness of surgical and non-surgical management strategies in patients with chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the anterior compartment of the leg: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 19 (11) (2021) pp.3198-3205 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Swart JJW, Olivier B, Effectiveness of exercise interventions to prevent shoulder injuries in athletes: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 19 (10) (2021) pp.2847-2856 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
MacMillan C, Olivier B, Benjamin-Damons N, Sport Science Lab(R) Screening Protocol: The association between physical fitness Parameters and injury among elite rugby players
Physical Therapy in Sport 52 (2021) pp.272-279 ISSN: 1466-853X
Koech K, Olivier B, Tawa N, A prevalence of running-related injuries among professional endurance runners in the Rift Valley, Kenya
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 33 (1) (2021) ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Olivier B, Jacobs L, Naidoo V, Pautz N, Smith R, Barnard-Ashton P, Ajidahun T, Myezwa H, Learning styles in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy students: an exploratory study
South African Journal of Occupational Therapy 51 (2) (2021) pp.39-48 ISSN: 0038-2337 eISSN: 2310-3833
Jacobs J, Olivier B, Dawood M, Panagodage Perera NK, Prevalence and incidence of injuries among female cricket players: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 19 (8) (2021) pp.1977-1983 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Mwololo TK, Olivier B, Karuguti WM, Matheri JM, Attitudes, perceptions and barriers around evidence-based practice in sports physiotherapy in Kenya
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 77 (1) (2021) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Garnett D, Bholah A, Olivier B, Patricios J, D’Hotman Y, Sunassee K, Cobbing S, The epidemiology of injury and illness amongst athletes at the Indian Ocean Island Games, Mauritius, 2019
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 33 (1) (2021) ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Bakare U, Olivier B, Brandt C, Godlwana L, Injury prevention knowledge, beliefs, and practices among women’s football teams in South Africa
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 33 (1) (2021) pp.1-6 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Munala JM, Olivier B, Work-related risk associated with musculoskeletal disorders amongst flower farm workers in Kenya
International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research 9 (3) (2021) pp.3817-3824 ISSN: 2321-8975 eISSN: 2321-1822
Lopes T, Goble D, Olivier B, Kerr S, Novel Twenty20 batting simulations: a strategy for research and improved practice
F1000Research 10 (2021) ISSN: 2046-1402 eISSN: 2046-1402
MacMillan C, Olivier B, Benjamin-Damons N, The interrater and intrarater reliability of the flexibility and strength tests included in the Sport Science Lab((R)) screening protocol amongst professional rugby players
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 77 (1) (2021) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Munala JM, Olivier B, Karuguti WM, Karanja SM, Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders amongst flower farm workers in Kenya
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 77 (1) (2021) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Mnguni N, Olivier B, Mosselson J, Mudzi W, Prevalence of concurrent headache and temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 19 (1) (2021) pp.263-269 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Redivo VS, Olivier B, Time to re-think our strategy with musculoskeletal disorders and workstation ergonomics
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 77 (1) (2021) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Huysamen C, Olivier B, Naidoo V, Stewart A, Ability of Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Students to Evaluate and Classify Lumbar Movement Control Using Lumbopelvic Movement Control Tests
Physiotherapy Canada 73 (3) (2021) pp.257-267 ISSN: 0300-0508 eISSN: 1708-8313
Briel S, Olivier B, Mudzi W, An electromyographic and kinematic study of the scapular stabilisers
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 76 (1) (2020) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Lala B, Gillion N, The cricketer's shoulder and injury: Asymmetries in range of movement and muscle length
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 76 (1) (2020) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Martin C, Olivier B, Benjamin N, Association between physical fitness parameters and risk of in-season injury among adult male rugby players: a systematic review protocol
JBI Evidence Synthesis 18 (7) (2020) pp.1580-1586 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Shead D, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo A, Curricular and pedagogical aspects of gross anatomy education for undergraduate physiotherapy students: A scoping review
JBI Evidence Synthesis 18 (5) (2020) pp.893-951 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Olivier B, Verdonck M, Caseleijn D, Digital technologies in undergraduate and postgraduate education in occupational therapy and physiotherapy: a scoping review
JBI Evidence Synthesis 18 (5) (2020) pp.863-892 ISSN: 2689-8381 eISSN: 2689-8381
Mwololo TK, Olivier B, Karuguti W, Knowledge and Adherence Towards Evidence-Based Sports Physiotherapy Standards Among Physiotherapists in Kenya
International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research 8 (6) (2020) pp.3663-3673 ISSN: 2321-8975 eISSN: 2321-1822
Ravat S, Olivier B, Gillion N, Theron F, Laterality judgment performance between people with chronic pain and pain-free individuals. A systematic review and meta-analysis
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physical Therapy 36 (12) (2019) pp.1279-1299 ISSN: 0959-3985 eISSN: 1532-5040
Basson CA, Olivier B, Rushton A, Neck pain in South Africa: An overview of the prevalence, assessment and management for the contemporary clinician
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 75 (1) (2019) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Mukoka G, Olivier B, Ravat S, Level of knowledge, attitudes and beliefs towards patients with chronic low back pain among final year School of Therapeutic Sciences students at the University of the Witwatersrand - A cross-sectional study
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 75 (1) (2019) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Shead D, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo AO, Opinions of South African physiotherapists on gross anatomy education for physiotherapy students
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 75 (1) (2019) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Zumana N, Olivier B, Godlwana L, Martin C, Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of six musculoskeletal preparticipatory screening tests
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 75 (1) (2019) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Quinn SL, Benjamin N, Green AC, Chiu J, Wang W, Single-Leg Squat Delicacies-The Position of the Nonstance Limb is an Important Consideration
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 28 (4) (2019) pp.318-324 ISSN: 1056-6716 eISSN: 1543-3072
Shead D, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo A, Learning styles of physiotherapy students and teaching styles of their lecturers in undergraduate gross anatomy education
African Journal of Health Professions Education 10 (4) (2018) pp.228-234 ISSN: 2078-5127
Olivier B, Gray J, Musculoskeletal predictors of non-contact injury in cricketers - Few and far between? A longitudinal cohort study
Physical Therapy in Sport 34 (2018) pp.208-215 ISSN: 1466-853X
Balasukumaran T, Olivier B, Ntsiea MV, The effectiveness of backward walking as a treatment for people with gait impairments: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Clinical Rehabilitation 32 (2) (2018) pp.171-182 ISSN: 0269-2155 eISSN: 1477-0873
Olivier B, Pramod A, Maleka D, Trigger point sensitivity is a differentiating factor between cervicogenic and non-cervicogenic headaches: A cross-sectional, descriptive study
Physiotherapy Canada 70 (4) (2018) pp.323-329 ISSN: 0300-0508 eISSN: 1708-8313
Pautz N, Olivier B, Steyn F, The use of nonparametric effect sizes in single study musculoskeletal physiotherapy research: A practical primer
Physical Therapy in Sport 33 (2018) pp.117-124 ISSN: 1466-853X
Pautz N, Olivier B, Steyn F, The use of parametric effect sizes in single study musculoskeletal physiotherapy research: A practical primer
Physical Therapy in Sport 32 (2018) pp.87-97 ISSN: 1466-853X
Dafkin C, Green A, Olivier B, McKinon W, Kerr S, Distal muscle activity alterations during the stance phase of gait in restless leg syndrome (RLS) patients
Sleep Medicine 45 (2018) pp.89-93 ISSN: 1389-9457
Shead DA, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo AO, Gross anatomy education for South African undergraduate physiotherapy students
Anatomical Sciences Education 11 (6) (2018) pp.554-564 ISSN: 1935-9772 eISSN: 1935-9780
Dafkin C, Green A, Olivier B, McKinon W, Kerr S, Circadian variation of flexor withdrawal and crossed extensor reflexes in patients with restless legs syndrome
Journal of Sleep Research 27 (5) (2018) ISSN: 0962-1105 eISSN: 1365-2869
Ravat S, Olivier B, Gillion N, Lewis F, Laterality judgment performance between people with chronic pain and pain-free individuals: a systematic review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 16 (8) (2018) pp.1621-1627 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Green A, Kerr S, Olivier B, Meiring R, Dafkin C, McKinon W, A simulated rugby match protocol induces physiological fatigue without decreased individual scrummaging performance
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 29 (1) (2017) pp.1-6 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Dafkin C, Green A, Olivier B, McKinon W, Kerr S, Plantar reflex excitability is increased in the evening in restless legs syndrome patients
Neuroscience Letters 660 (2017) pp.74-78 ISSN: 0304-3940
Martin C, Olivier B, Benjamin N, Asymmetrical Abdominal Muscle Morphometry is Present in Injury-Free Adolescent Cricket Pace Bowlers: A Prospective Observational Study
Physical Therapy in Sport 28 (2017) pp.34-42 ISSN: 1466-853X
Basson A, Olivier B, Ellis R, Coppieters M, Stewart A, Mudzi W, The effectiveness of neural mobilisation for neuro-musculoskeletal conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 47 (9) (2017) pp.593-615 ISSN: 0190-6011 eISSN: 1938-1344
Ntsiea MV, Mudzi W, Comley-White N, Van Aswegen H, Olivier B, Roos R, Pilusa S, Potterton J, Myezwa H, Benjamin N, Naidoo V, University of the Witwatersrand physiotherapy undergraduate curriculum alignment to medical conditions of patients within Gauteng state health facilities
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 73 (1) (2017) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Janse van Rensburg L, Dare M, Louw Q, Crous L, Cockroft J, Williams L, Olivier B, Pelvic and hip kinematics during single-leg drop-landing are altered in sports participants with long-standing groin pain: a cross-sectional study
Physical Therapy in Sport 26 (2017) pp.20-26 ISSN: 1466-853X
Green A, Kerr S, Dafkin C, Olivier B, McKinon W, A lower body height and wider foot stance are positively associated with the generation of individual scrummaging forces in rugby
International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport 17 (1/2) (2017) pp.177-189 ISSN: 2474-8668 eISSN: 1474-8185
Olivier B, Gillion N, Stewart AV, McKinon W, Reduced nondominant lumbar multifidi cross-sectional area is a precursor of low back injury in cricket fast bowlers
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 27 (12) (2017) pp.1927-1933 ISSN: 0905-7188 eISSN: 1600-0838
Olivier B, Verdonck M, Casteleijn D, Digital technologies in occupational therapy and physiotherapy undergraduate and postgraduate education: a scoping review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15 (11) (2017) pp.2624-2629 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Olivier B, Naidoo V, Tau M, Quinn SL, Stewart A, The association between hip dysfunction and lower quarter injuries in long distance runners: a systematic review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 15 (10) (2017) pp.2433-2436 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Martin C, Olivier B, Benjamin N, The Functional Movement Screen in the Prediction of Injury in Adolescent Cricket Pace Bowlers: An Observational Study
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation 26 (5) (2017) pp.386-395 ISSN: 1056-6716 eISSN: 1543-3072
Green A, Kerr S, Olivier B, Dafkin C, McKinon W, The relationships between rugby ground pass accuracy and kinematic variables resulting from two different pelvic orientations
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 28 (2) (2016) pp.51-54 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Shead D, Roos R, Olivier B, Ihunwo AO, Gross anatomy curricula and pedagogical approaches for undergraduate physiotherapy students: a scoping review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 14 (10) (2016) pp.98-104 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Orchard JW, Ranson C, Olivier B, Dhillon M, Gray J, Langley B, Mansingh A, Moore IS, Murphy I, Patricios J, Alwar T, Clark CJ, Harrop B, Khan HI, Kountouris A, Macphail M, Mount S, Mupotaringa A, Newman D, O'Reilly K, Peirce N, Saleem S, Shackel D, Stretch R, Finch CF, International consensus statement on injury surveillance in cricket: a 2016 update
British Journal of Sports Medicine 50 (20) (2016) pp.1245-1251 ISSN: 0306-3674 eISSN: 1473-0480
Quinn S, Olivier B, Wood W, The short-term effects of trigger point therapy, stretching and medicine ball exercises on accuracy and back swing hip turn in elite, male golfers - a randomised controlled trial
Physical Therapy in Sport 22 (2016) pp.16-22 ISSN: 1466-853X
Olivier B, Taljaard T, Burger E, Brukner P, Orchard J, Gray J, Botha N, Stewart A, McKinon W, Which Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors are Associated with Non-Contact Injuries in Adult Cricket Fast Bowlers?
Sports Medicine 46 (1) (2016) pp.79-101 ISSN: 0112-1642 eISSN: 1179-2035
Kerr S, Olivier B, Green A, Dafkin C, Wood S, Woodiwiss A, Mckinon W, Analysis of Balance And Body Positioning In Ballerinas With Different Levels Of Skill
African Journal for Physical Activity and Health Sciences 22 (32) (2016) pp.883-895 ISSN: 2411-6939 eISSN: 2411-6939
Green A, Kerr S, Olivier B, Dafkin C, McKinon W, The trade-off between distance and accuracy in the Rugby Union place kick: a cross-sectional, descriptive study
Kinesiology 48 (2) (2016) pp.251-257 ISSN: 1331-1441 eISSN: 1848-638X
Bell-Jenje T, Olivier B, Wood W, Rogers S, Green A, McKinon W, The association between loss of ankle dorsiflexion range of movement, and hip adduction and internal rotation during a step down test
Manual Therapy 21 (2015) pp.256-261 ISSN: 1356-689X eISSN: 1532-2769
Olivier B, Stewart A, Green A, McKinon W, Cricket Pace Bowling: the Trade-Off between Optimising Knee Angle for Performance Advantages v. Injury Prevention
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 27 (3) (2015) pp.76-81 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Dafkin C, Green A, Kerr S, Veliotes D, Olivier B, McKinon W, The Interrater Reliability of Subjective Assessments of the Babinski Reflex
Journal of Motor Behavior 48 (2) (2015) pp.116-121 ISSN: 0022-2895 eISSN: 1940-1027
Olivier B, Naidoo V, Mudzi W, Van Aswegen H, Potterton J, Myezwa H, Roos R, Godlwana L, Maleka D, Mtshali S, Ntsiea V, Stewart A, Romm M, Humphries C, Watt B, The implementation of the Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) method: students’ and examiners’ experiences
African Journal of Health Professions Education 7 (1) (2015) pp.16-21 ISSN: 2078-5127
Basson A, Olivier B, Ellis R, Coppieters M, Stewart A, Mudzi W, The effectiveness of neural mobilizations in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 13 (1) (2015) pp.65-75 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Olivier B, Stewart AV, Olorunju SA, McKinon W, Static and dynamic balance ability, lumbo-pelvic movement control and injury incidence in cricket pace bowlers
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 18 (1) (2015) pp.19-25 ISSN: 1440-2440 eISSN: 1878-1861
Olivier B, Stewart A, Taljaard T, Burger E, Brukner P, Orchard J, Gray J, Botha N, McKinon W, Extrinsic and intrinsic factors associated with non-contact injury in adult pace bowlers: a systematic review protocol
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 13 (1) (2015) pp.3-13 ISSN: 2202-4433 eISSN: 2202-4433
Pearce B, Olivier B, Mtshali S, Becker PJ, Gluteus medius kinesio-taping: The effect on torso-pelvic separation, ball flight distance and accuracy during the golf swing
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 27 (4) (2015) pp.97-101 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Dafkin C, Green A, Kerr S, Raymond A, Veliotes D, Elvin A, Olivier B, McKinon W, Kinematic and kinetic analysis of the inter- and intra-applicator assessment of the Babinski reflex
Clinical Neurophysiology 44 (5) (2014) pp.471-477 ISSN: 1388-2457 eISSN: 1872-8952
Olivier B, Stewart AV, McKinon W, Injury and lumbar reposition sense in cricket pace bowlers in neutral and pace bowling specific body positions
The Spine Journal 14 (8) (2014) pp.1447-1453 ISSN: 1529-9430 eISSN: 1878-1632
Lewis F, Wood W, Olivier B, The association between trunk muscle endurance and lumbo-pelvic stability in adolescent low back pain: A cross sectional study
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 69 (1) (2013) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Stewart AV, McKinon W, Side to side asymmetry in absolute and relative muscle thickness of the lateral abdominal wall in cricket pace bowlers
The South African Journal of Sports Medicine 25 (3) (2013) pp.81-86 ISSN: 1015-5163 eISSN: 2078-516X
Olivier B, Naidoo V, Humphries C, Godlwana L, Romm M, Ntsiea V, Van Aswegen H, Myezwa H, Roos R, Mudzi W, Potterton J, Watt B, Maleka D, Stewart AV, Inter-examiner reliability when using the Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) mark sheet for physiotherapy practical examinations
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 69 (4) (2013) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Burger E, Myezwa H, Naidoo V, Olivier B, Rothberg A, Low back pain in physiotherapy students: prevalence and the association with neuromuscular findings
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 69 (4) (2013) pp.29-35 ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Stewart AV, Green AC, McKinon W, Knee joint position sense does not correlate with front knee angles or ball release speed in cricket fast bowlers
Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivo per le Scienze Mediche 172 (10) (2013) pp.743-749 ISSN: 0393-3660 eISSN: 1827-1812
Quinn S, Olivier B, Wood W, Naidoo V, The effect of trigger point therapy and medicine ball exercises vs trigger point therapy and stretching on hip rotational biomechanics of the golf swings
South African Journal of Physiotherapy (2013) pp.73-79 ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Barker BB, Olivier B, The accurate assessment and physiotherapeutic treatment of rotator cuff myofascial Pain Syndrome: A case report
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 67 (3) (2010) pp.31-34 ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Olivier B, Mudzi W, Mamabolo MV, Becker PJ, The association between psychological stress and low back pain among district hospital employees in Gauteng, South Africa
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 66 (2) (2010) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Lewis F, Naude (Olivier) B, The effectiveness of physiotherapy in cervicogenic headache and concurring temporomandibular dysfunction: a case report
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 66 (1) (2010) pp.26-31 ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Lewis F, Naude (Olivier) B, The effectiveness of physiotherapy in cervicogenic headache and concurring temporomandibular dysfunction: a case report
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 66 (1) (2010) pp.26-31 ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Naude (Olivier) B, Mudzi W, Mamabolo MV, Becker PJ, Low back pain among hospital employees in Gauteng, South Africa: Point prevalence and associated factors
Occupational Health Southern Africa 15 (3) (2009) pp.24-30 ISSN: 1024-6274 eISSN: 2226-6097
Naude (Olivier) B, Mudzi W, Mamabolo MV, Becker PJ, Low back pain among hospital employees in Gauteng, South Africa: Point prevalence and associated factors
Occupational Health Southern Africa 15 (3) (2009) pp.24-30 ISSN: 1024-6274 eISSN: 2226-6097
Onyancha J, Olivier B, Matheri J, Karuguti W, Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for rugby-related injuries: A survey of the Safari Sevens tournament
South African Journal of Physiotherapy 80 (1) ISSN: 0379-6175 eISSN: 2410-8219
Briel S, Brandt C, Olivier B , Modifiable Musculoskeletal Factors and their Association with Shoulder Function in Adults: A Systematic Review of Etiology and Risk
Discover Medicine ISSN: 3004-8885 eISSN: 3004-8885
Candice MacMillan1,2 · Benita Olivier3,4 · Carel Viljoen5 · Dina Christa Janse van Rensburg6 · Nicola Sewry2,7, The Association Between Menstrual Cycle Phase, Menstrual Irregularities, Contraceptive Use and Musculoskeletal Injury Among Female Athletes: A Scoping Review
Sports Medicine 24 pp.2515-2530 ISSN: 0112-1642 eISSN: 1179-2035
Jacobs J, Olivier B, Brandt C , Injury profiles in sub-elite women's cricket: exploring incidence, prevalence, nature, onset, and body region
Physical Therapy in Sport 67 ISSN: 1466-853X eISSN: 1873-1600
Weinberg M, Olivier B, Kunene S , Shoulder girdle muscle activity at rest and during jaw and shoulder movements in participants with and without temporomandibular disorders: a cross-sectional observational study
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies ISSN: 1360-8592 eISSN: 1532-9283

Olivier B, Taljaard T, Keeping the Balance: Enhance Sports Performance and Prevent Injury ,
Amazon KDP (2017) ISBN: 9781977033413

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Benita is a physiotherapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) in the United Kingdom and the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).

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