Wendy Katzman, DPTSc, PT

Title(s)Professor Emeritus, Physical Therapy
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1500 Owens Street, #400
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-353-7598
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    University of California, San FranciscoCert2009 Medicine (Advance Training in Clinical Research)
    University of California, San FranciscoDPTSc2006Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
    University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TXBS1974Physical Therapy

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    Dr. Wendy Katzman is Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. She is a physical therapist and board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. 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.

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    Study of Hyperkyphosis, Exercise and Function - SHEAF
    NIH R01AG041921Sep 30, 2012 - May 31, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Sex Differences in Musculoskeletal Conditions across the Lifespan
    NIH P50AR063043Sep 12, 2012 - Aug 31, 2017
    Role: Co-Investigator
    General Clinical Research Center
    NIH M01RR000079Dec 1, 1974 - Mar 31, 2009
    Role: Co-Investigator

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    1. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Protocol-Based Telehealth Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum Women: A Pilot Randomized Trial. Journal of Women's & Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. 2025 Apr 15; 49(2):72-82. Kinder KJ, Davenport DT, Katzman KW, Lee LA, Meriage-Reiter MT, Roberts RA, Bottarini BJ, Goodrich GT, Cheuy CV. .
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    2. Associations between menopause status, spinal-related musculoskeletal variables and gait speed in middle-aged females: A short report. Musculoskeletal Care. 2024 Jun; 22(2):e1887. Fatehi F, Roghani T, Zafarbakhsh A, Gladin A, Bokaee F, Isfahani NT, Abdollahpour I, Niknam H, Heidari-Beni M, Katzman WB. PMID: 38682642.
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    3. The Association Between Physical Function and Hyperkyphosis in Older Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2024 Apr-Jun 01; 47(2):85-96. Roghani T, Allen DD, Gladin A, Rahimi A, Mehrabi M, Rezaeian ZS, Farajzadegan Z, Katzman WB. PMID: 36827693.
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    4. Hyperkyphosis and mortality risk in older men: The osteoporotic fractures in men study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 02; 71(2):496-504. Cours A, Huang MH, Fink H, Ensrud KE, Schousboe JT, Katzman W, Schneider D, Lane NE, Cawthon P, Kado DM. PMID: 36307923; PMCID: PMC9957917.
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    5. Kinesiotaping as an adjunct to exercise therapy for symptomatic and asymptomatic swimmers: A randomized controlled trial. Science & Sports. 2022 Sep 1; 37(5-6):492.e1-492.e11. Naderi NA, Mousavi MS, Katzman KW, Rostami RK, Goli GS, Rezvani RM, Degens DH. .
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    6. Factors associated with the 6-minute walk test performance in older adults with hyperkyphosis. Geriatr Nurs. 2022 Sep-Oct; 47:95-99. Fukuoka Y, Katzman WB, Gladin A, Lane NE, Yoo JO. PMID: 35901578; PMCID: PMC9675409.
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    7. Slower upper extremity function in older adults with hyperkyphosis negatively impacts the 6-min walk test. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 May 28; 23(1):505. Fukuoka Y, Katzman WB, Gladin A, Lane NE, Kado DM, Oh YJ. PMID: 35624469; PMCID: PMC9145457.
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    8. Sagittal Spinal Mobility and Back Extensor Muscle Function in Older Females with Age-Related Hyperkyphosis. Journal of Modern Rehabilitation. 2022 Apr 27. Roghani RT, Gladin GA, Talebian TS, Zavieh ZM, Niknam NH, Katzman KW. .
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    9. The Association Between Physical Function and Hyperkyphosis in Older Females: Protocol for a Systematic Review. Int J Prev Med. 2022; 13:41. Mehrabi M, Roghani T, Allen DD, Rezaeian ZS, Katzman WB. PMID: 35529509; PMCID: PMC9069149.
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    10. Publisher Correction: Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment. Arch Osteoporos. 2021 Dec 29; 17(1):9. Ponzano M, Tibert N, Bansal S, Katzman W, Giangregorio L. PMID: 34964063.
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    11. Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE assessment. Arch Osteoporos. 2021 09 21; 16(1):140. Ponzano M, Tibert N, Bansal S, Katzman W, Giangregorio L. PMID: 34546447.
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    12. Long-Term Efficacy of Treatment Effects After a Kyphosis Exercise and Posture Training Intervention in Older Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cohort Study. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2021 Jul-Sep 01; 44(3):127-138. Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Wong S, Lane NE. PMID: 32796410; PMCID: PMC7876164.
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    13. Secondary analysis of change in physical function after exercise intervention in older adults with hyperkyphosis and low physical function. BMC Geriatr. 2021 02 22; 21(1):133. Gladin A, Katzman WB, Fukuoka Y, Parimi N, Wong S, Lane NE. PMID: 33618669; PMCID: PMC7901174.
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    14. Chapter 69 Exercise and other physical therapy interventions in the management of osteoporosis. . 2021 Jan 1; 1649-1663. Giangregorio GL, Katzman KW. .
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    15. Homelessness and rates of physical dysfunctions characteristic of premature geriatric syndromes: systematic review and meta-analysis. Physiother Theory Pract. 2022 Jul; 38(7):858-867. Suh K, Beck J, Katzman W, Allen DD. PMID: 32835565.
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    16. Response to: Some Questions About the Article "The Efficacy and Safety of Vertebral Augmentation: A Second ASBMR Task Force Report". J Bone Miner Res. 2020 01; 35(1):212-213. 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. PMID: 31743502.
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    17. Back Muscle Function in Older Women With Age-Related Hyperkyphosis: A Comparative Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 05; 42(4):284-294. Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Talebian S, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, Katzman W. PMID: 31257003.
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    18. Response Letter to the Editor-Diamond et al, JBMR. J Bone Miner Res. 2019 06; 34(6):1185-1186. 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. PMID: 31135998.
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    19. Feasibility and Acceptability of Technology-Based Exercise and Posture Training in Older Adults With Age-Related Hyperkyphosis: Pre-Post Study. JMIR Aging. 2019 Jan-Jun; 2(1):e12199. Katzman WB, Gladin A, Lane NE, Wong S, Liu F, Jin C, Fukuoka Y. PMID: 31363712; PMCID: PMC6664796.
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    20. The Efficacy and Safety of Vertebral Augmentation: A Second ASBMR Task Force Report. J Bone Miner Res. 2019 01; 34(1):3-21. 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. PMID: 30677181.
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    21. Reliability of sagittal vertical axis measurement and association with measures of age-related hyperkyphosis. J Phys Ther Sci. 2018 Dec; 30(12):1417-1423. Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Fan B, Wong SS, Mergenthaler J, Lane NE. PMID: 30568327; PMCID: PMC6279700.
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    22. 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. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Nov; 34(11):882-893. Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Rahimi A, Talebian S, Manshadi FD, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, King N, Katzman W. PMID: 29368984; PMCID: PMC6320670.
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    23. Sex differences in response to targeted kyphosis specific exercise and posture training in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Dec 04; 18(1):509. Katzman WB, Parimi N, Gladin A, Poltavskiy EA, Schafer AL, Long RK, Fan B, Wong SS, Lane NE. PMID: 29202732; PMCID: PMC5715979.
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    24. 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. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2017 Nov - Dec; 40(9):685-691. Roghani T, Khalkhali Zavieh M, Rahimi A, Talebian S, Dehghan Manshadi F, Akbarzadeh Baghban A, King N, Katzman W. PMID: 29229059.
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    25. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Thoracic Kyphosis in Older Men and Women. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 08; 69(8):1245-1252. 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. PMID: 27723250; PMCID: PMC5385297.
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    26. 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. Osteoporos Int. 2017 10; 28(10):2831-2841. Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Schafer A, Long RK, Wong S, Gladin A, Fan B, Allaire B, Kado DM, Lane NE. PMID: 28689306; PMCID: PMC5873977.
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    27. SEX DIFFERENCES IN RESPONSE TO A TARGETED KYPHOSIS SPECIFIC EXERCISE PROGRAM. Innovation in Aging. 2017 Jul 1; 1(suppl_1):589-590. Katzman KW, Parimi PN, Schafer SA, Long LR, Wong WS, Lane LN. .
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    28. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH) and Impaired Physical Function: The Rancho Bernardo Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Jul; 65(7):1476-1481. Katzman WB, Huang MH, Kritz-Silverstein D, Barrett-Connor E, Kado DM. PMID: 28369706; PMCID: PMC5507717.
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    29. Age-related hyperkyphosis: update of its potential causes and clinical impacts-narrative review. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2017 Aug; 29(4):567-577. Roghani T, Zavieh MK, Manshadi FD, King N, Katzman W. PMID: 27538834; PMCID: PMC5316378.
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    30. Thoracic kyphosis and rate of incident vertebral fractures: the Fracture Intervention Trial. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Mar; 27(3):899-903. Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM, Lane NE, Ensrud KE, Shipp K. PMID: 26782685; PMCID: PMC4939887.
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    31. Study of Hyperkyphosis, Exercise and Function (SHEAF) Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Multimodal Spine-Strengthening Exercise in Older Adults With Hyperkyphosis. Phys Ther. 2016 Mar; 96(3):371-81. Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM, Schafer AL, Wong SS, Gladin A, Lane NE. PMID: 26251480; PMCID: PMC4774389.
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    32. The Effectiveness of Exercise in Treatment of Pregnancy-Related Lumbar and Pelvic Girdle Pain. Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy. 2015 Jan 1; 39(2):53-64. Belogolovsky BI, Katzman KW, Christopherson CN, Rivera RM, Allen AD. .
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    33. Physical function in older men with hyperkyphosis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015 May; 70(5):635-40. 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. PMID: 25431353; PMCID: PMC4400397.
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    34. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis association with thoracic spine kyphosis: a cross-sectional study for the Health Aging and Body Composition Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Nov 15; 39(24):E1418-24. Nardo L, Lane NE, Parimi N, Cawthon PM, Fan B, Shepherd J, Cauley J, Zucker-Levin A, Murphy RA, Katzman WB. PMID: 25387143; PMCID: PMC4228693.
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    35. Hyperkyphosis, kyphosis progression, and risk of non-spine fractures in older community dwelling women: the study of osteoporotic fractures (SOF). J Bone Miner Res. 2014 Oct; 29(10):2210-6. Kado DM, Miller-Martinez D, Lui LY, Cawthon P, Katzman WB, Hillier TA, Fink HA, Ensrud KE. PMID: 24715607; PMCID: PMC4177348.
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    36. Kyphosis and paraspinal muscle composition in older men: a cross-sectional study for the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) research group. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Jan 16; 15:19. Katzman WB, Miller-Martinez D, Marshall LM, Lane NE, Kado DM. PMID: 24428860; PMCID: PMC4029749.
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    37. Exercise for improving age-related hyperkyphotic posture: a systematic review. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014 Jan; 95(1):129-40. Bansal S, Katzman WB, Giangregorio LM. PMID: 23850611; PMCID: PMC3997126.
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    38. Kyphosis and decline in physical function over 15 years in older community-dwelling women: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Aug; 68(8):976-83. Katzman WB, Huang MH, Lane NE, Ensrud KE, Kado DM. PMID: 23633167; PMCID: PMC3712361.
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    39. Factors associated with kyphosis progression in older women: 15 years' experience in the study of osteoporotic fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 2013 Jan; 28(1):179-87. Kado DM, Huang MH, Karlamangla AS, Cawthon P, Katzman W, Hillier TA, Ensrud K, Cummings SR. PMID: 22865329; PMCID: PMC3693545.
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    40. Recognizing myofascial pelvic pain in the female patient with chronic pelvic pain. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2012 Sep-Oct; 41(5):680-91. Pastore EA, Katzman WB. PMID: 22862153; PMCID: PMC3492521.
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    41. Comparisons of pelvic floor muscle performance, anxiety, quality of life and life stress in women with dry overactive bladder compared with asymptomatic women. BJU Int. 2012 Jun; 109(11):1685-9. Knight S, Luft J, Nakagawa S, Katzman WB. PMID: 21995304; PMCID: PMC3762573.
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    42. Association of spinal muscle composition and prevalence of hyperkyphosis in healthy community-dwelling older men and women. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2012 Feb; 67(2):191-5. Katzman W, Cawthon P, Hicks GE, Vittinghoff E, Shepherd J, Cauley JA, Harris T, Simonsick EM, Strotmeyer E, Womack C, Kado DM. PMID: 21878482; PMCID: PMC3297013.
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    43. Increasing kyphosis predicts worsening mobility in older community-dwelling women: a prospective cohort study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011 Jan; 59(1):96-100. Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Ensrud K, Black DM, Kado DM. PMID: 21198460; PMCID: PMC3696343.
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    44. Age-related hyperkyphosis: its causes, consequences, and management. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Jun; 40(6):352-60. Katzman WB, Wanek L, Shepherd JA, Sellmeyer DE. PMID: 20511692; PMCID: PMC2907357.
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    45. Age-related hyperkyphosis, independent of spinal osteoporosis, is associated with impaired mobility in older community-dwelling women. Osteoporos Int. 2011 Jan; 22(1):85-90. Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Kado DM. PMID: 20480146; PMCID: PMC2958231.
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    46. Stability of kyphosis, strength, and physical performance gains 1 year after a group exercise program in community-dwelling hyperkyphotic older women. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Feb; 90(2):358-61. Pawlowsky SB, Hamel KA, Katzman WB. PMID: 19236993; PMCID: PMC2907351.
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    47. 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 Dec 1; 30(3):144. Balys BS, Hamel HK, Katzman KW. .
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    48. Changes in flexed posture, musculoskeletal impairments, and physical performance after group exercise in community-dwelling older women. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Feb; 88(2):192-9. Katzman WB, Sellmeyer DE, Stewart AL, Wanek L, Hamel KA. PMID: 17270517.
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    49. Automated External Defibrillators for Layperson Use. Advances in Health care Technology Care Shaping the Future of Medical. 2006 Jan 1; 6:489-503. Little LC, Katzman KW. .
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