Wendy Katzman, PT
Professor Emeritus
Physical Therapy
School of Medicine

Dr. Katzman received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston and a post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy Science degree from the University of California (UCSF)/San Francisco State Graduate Program in Physical Therapy. Dr. Katzman completed the UCSF Advanced Training in Clinical Research certificate program and a NIH/UCSF K12 Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health research fellowship to study age-related hyperkyphosis. Dr. Katzman sees patients in the UCSF Women’s Health Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Program and teaches community-based exercise classes in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science Health and Wellness Center.

Dr. Katzman's research interests are focused on the influence of excessive spinal curvature in the thoracic spine, also known as hyperkyphosis, on physical function and health-related quality of life. She is conducting 2 clinical trials to investigate preventative and rehabilitative strategies for improving kyphosis and musculoskeletal aging in older men and women. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Aging, Office of Research in Women's Health, and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

• Sagittal Spinal Mobility and Back Extensor Muscle Function in Older Females with Age-Related Hyperkyphosis.
  Journal of Modern Rehabilitation 2022 Tayebeh Roghani, Amy Gladin, Saeed Talebian, Minoo Khalkhali Zavieh, Hoda Niknam, Wendy B. Katzman
• The Association Between Physical Function and Hyperkyphosis in Older Females: Protocol for a Systematic Review.
  International journal of preventive medicine 2022 Mehrabi M, Roghani T, Allen DD, Rezaeian ZS, Katzman WB
• Publisher Correction: Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment.
  Archives of osteoporosis 2021 Ponzano M, Tibert N, Bansal S, Katzman W, Giangregorio L
• Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment.
  Archives of osteoporosis 2021 Ponzano M, Tibert N, Bansal S, Katzman W, Giangregorio L
• Long-Term Efficacy of Treatment Effects After a Kyphosis Exercise and Posture Training Intervention in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cohort Study.
  Journal of geriatric physical therapy (2001) 2021 Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Wong S, Lane NE
• Secondary analysis of change in physical function after exercise intervention in older adults with hyperkyphosis and low physical function.
  BMC geriatrics 2021 Gladin A, Katzman WB, Fukuoka Y, Parimi N, Wong S, Lane NE
• Chapter 69 Exercise and other physical therapy interventions in the management of osteoporosis.
  2021 Lora Giangregorio, Wendy B. Katzman
• Homelessness and rates of physical dysfunctions characteristic of premature geriatric syndromes: systematic review and meta-analysis.
  Physiotherapy theory and practice 2020 Suh K, Beck J, Katzman W, Allen DD
• Response to: Some Questions About the Article "The Efficacy and Safety of Vertebral Augmentation: A Second ASBMR Task Force Report".
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Buchbinder R, Ebeling PR, Akesson K, Bauer DC, Eastell R, Fink HA, Giangregorio L, Guanabens N, Kado D, Kallmes D, Katzman W, Rodriguez A, Wermers R, Wilson HA, Bouxsein ML
• Back Muscle Function in Older Women With Age-Related Hyperkyphosis: A Comparative Study.
  Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics 2019 Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Talebian S, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, Katzman W
• Response Letter to the Editor-Diamond et al, JBMR.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Ebeling PR, Akesson K, Bauer DC, Buchbinder R, Eastell R, Fink HA, Giangregorio L, Guanabens N, Kado D, Kallmes D, Katzman W, Rodriguez A, Wermers R, Wilson HA, Bouxsein ML
• Feasibility and Acceptability of Technology-Based Exercise and Posture Training in Older Adults With Age-Related Hyperkyphosis: Pre-Post Study.
  JMIR aging 2019 Katzman WB, Gladin A, Lane NE, Wong S, Liu F, Jin C, Fukuoka Y
• The Efficacy and Safety of Vertebral Augmentation: A Second ASBMR Task Force Report.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019 Ebeling PR, Akesson K, Bauer DC, Buchbinder R, Eastell R, Fink HA, Giangregorio L, Guanabens N, Kado D, Kallmes D, Katzman W, Rodriguez A, Wermers R, Wilson HA, Bouxsein ML
• Reliability of sagittal vertical axis measurement and association with measures of age-related hyperkyphosis.
  Journal of physical therapy science 2018 Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Fan B, Wong SS, Mergenthaler J, Lane NE
• The reliability and validity of a designed setup for the assessment of static back extensor force and endurance in older women with and without hyperkyphosis.
  Physiotherapy theory and practice 2018 Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Rahimi A, Talebian S, Manshadi FD, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, King N, Katzman W
• Sex differences in response to targeted kyphosis specific exercise and posture training in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
  BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2017 Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Poltavskiy EA, Schafer AL, Long RK, Fan B, Wong SS, Lane NE
• The Reliability of Standing Sagittal Measurements of Spinal Curvature and Range of Motion in Older Women With and Without Hyperkyphosis Using a Skin-Surface Device.
  Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics 2017 Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Rahimi A, Talebian S, Dehghan Manshadi F, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, King N, Katzman W
• Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Thoracic Kyphosis in Older Men and Women.
  Arthritis care & research 2017 Katzman WB, Parimi N, Mansoori Z, Nardo L, Kado DM, Cawthon PM, Marshall LM, Schousboe JT, Lane NE, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study Research Group and the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
• Targeted spine strengthening exercise and posture training program to reduce hyperkyphosis in older adults: results from the study of hyperkyphosis, exercise, and function (SHEAF) randomized controlled trial.
  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2017 Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Schafer A, Long RK, Wong S, Gladin A, Fan B, Allaire B, Kado DM, Lane NE
• SEX DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE TO A TARGETED KYPHOSIS SPECIFIC EXERCISE PROGRAM.
  Innovation in Aging 2017 W.B. Katzman, N. Parimi, A. Schafer, R. Long, S. Wong, N. Lane
• Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Impaired Physical Function: The Rancho Bernardo Study.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2017 Katzman WB, Huang MH, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor E, Kado DM
• Age-related hyperkyphosis: update of its potential causes and clinical impacts-narrative review.
  Aging clinical and experimental research 2016 Roghani T, Zavieh MK, Manshadi FD, King N, Katzman W
• Thoracic kyphosis and rate of incident vertebral fractures: the Fracture Intervention Trial.
  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2016 Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM, Lane NE, Ensrud KE, Shipp K
• Study of Hyperkyphosis, Exercise and Function (SHEAF) Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Multimodal Spine-Strengthening Exercise in Older Adults With Hyperkyphosis.
  Physical therapy 2015 Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM, Schafer AL, Wong SS, Gladin A, Lane NE
• The Effectiveness of Exercise in Treatment of Pregnancy-Related Lumbar and Pelvic Girdle Pain.
  Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy 2015 Inna Belogolovsky, Wendy Katzman, Natalie Christopherson, Monica Rivera, Diane D. Allen
• Physical function in older men with hyperkyphosis.
  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2014 Katzman WB, Harrison SL, Fink HA, Marshall LM, Orwoll E, Barrett-Connor E, Cawthon PM, Kado DM, Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Research Group
• Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis association with thoracic spine kyphosis: a cross-sectional study for the Health Aging and Body Composition Study.
  Spine 2014 Nardo L, Lane NE, Parimi N, Cawthon PM, Fan B, Shepherd J, Cauley J, Zucker-Levin A, Murphy RA, Katzman WB
• Hyperkyphosis, kyphosis progression, and risk of non-spine fractures in older community dwelling women: the study of osteoporotic fractures (SOF).
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2014 Kado DM, Miller-Martinez D, Lui LY, Cawthon P, Katzman WB, Hillier TA, Fink HA, Ensrud KE
• Kyphosis and paraspinal muscle composition in older men: a cross-sectional study for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) research group.
  BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2014 Katzman WB, Miller-Martinez D, Marshall LM, Lane NE, Kado DM
• Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphotic posture: a systematic review.
  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2013 Bansal S, Katzman WB, Giangregorio LM
• Kyphosis and decline in physical function over 15 years in older community-dwelling women: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures.
  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2013 Katzman WB, Huang MH, Lane NE, Ensrud KE, Kado DM
• Factors associated with kyphosis progression in older women: 15 years' experience in the study of osteoporotic fractures.
  Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2013 Kado DM, Huang MH, Karlamangla AS, Cawthon P, Katzman W, Hillier TA, Ensrud K, Cummings SR
• Recognizing myofascial pelvic pain in the female patient with chronic pelvic pain.
  Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 2012 Pastore EA, Katzman WB
• Comparisons of pelvic floor muscle performance, anxiety, quality of life and life stress in women with dry overactive bladder compared with asymptomatic women.
  BJU international 2011 Knight S, Luft J, Nakagawa S, Katzman WB
• Association of spinal muscle composition and prevalence of hyperkyphosis in healthy community-dwelling older men and women.
  The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 2011 Katzman W, Cawthon P, Hicks GE, Vittinghoff E, Shepherd J, Cauley JA, Harris T, Simonsick EM, Strotmeyer E, Womack C, Kado DM
• Increasing kyphosis predicts worsening mobility in older community-dwelling women: a prospective cohort study.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2011 Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Ensrud K, Black DM, Kado DM
• Age-related hyperkyphosis: its causes, consequences, and management.
  The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy 2010 Katzman WB, Wanek L, Shepherd JA, Sellmeyer DE
• Age-related hyperkyphosis, independent of spinal osteoporosis, is associated with impaired mobility in older community-dwelling women.
  Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA 2010 Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM
• Stability of kyphosis, strength, and physical performance gains 1 year after a group exercise program in community-dwelling hyperkyphotic older women.
  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2009 Pawlowsky SB, Hamel KA, Katzman WB
• STABILITY OF KYPHOSIS, STRENGTH, AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE GAINS ONE YEAR AFTER A GROUP EXERCISE PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING HYPERKYPHOTIC OLDER WOMEN.
  Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy 2007 S Balys, K Hamel, W Katzman
• Changes in flexed posture, musculoskeletal impairments, and physical performance after group exercise in community-dwelling older women.
  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2007 Katzman WB, Sellmeyer DE, Stewart AL, Wanek L, Hamel KA
• Automated External Defibrillators for Layperson Use.
  Advances in Health care Technology Care Shaping the Future of Medical 2006 Chuck Little, Wendy B. Katzman