Main publications:

1. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “Inflammatory markers in dysmenorrhea and therapeutic options.” International journal of environmental research and public health 17.4 (2020): 1191.
2. Damrath, M., Hromiak, M., Wilczyński, B., & Gierat-Haponiuk, K. (2026). Anthropometric, Functional, and Haemodynamic Changes in Bariatric Surgery Patients Within the Polish KOS-BAR Pathway: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Diagnostics, 16(11), 1736.
3. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “Dysmenorrhea and associated factors among polish women: a cross‐sectional study.” Pain Research and Management 2020.1 (2020): 6161536.
4. Dobrzycka, M., Wołoszyn, P., Prud, M., Bieniaszewski, K., Spychalski, P., Gierat-Haponiuk, K., & Kobiela, J. (2026). Long-Term Functional Outcomes After Prehabilitation in Frail Older Adults Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A One-Year Prospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 15(12), 4731.
5. Kwiatkowska, Z., Bielińska-Wąż, D., Sotomska, Z., Grzybowska, M. E., & Zorena, K. (2024). Various forms of heat therapy and the quality of life of women with dysmenorrhea. A preliminary study. Medycyna Środowiskowa, 27(2), 95-101.
6. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “An evaluation of the effectiveness of ibuprofen and manual therapy in young women with dysmenorrhea—A pilot study.” Healthcare. Vol. 9. No. 6. MDPI, 2021.
7. Siereńska, Joanna, et al. “The use of capacitive and resistive energy transfer in postpartum pain management in women after perineal trauma.” Journal of Clinical Medicine 12.18 (2023): 6077.
8. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “The Evaluation of Progesterone and Dysmenorrhea Levels after the Manual Therapy in Young Women in Relation to the Use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs.” (2021).
9. Grzybowska, Magdalena, et al. “Manual therapy-possible method for premenstrual syndrome relief.” European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 293 (2024): 61-62.
10. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “Effect of complex cardiac rehabilitation on physical activity and quality of life during long-term follow-up after surgical correction of congenital heart disease.” Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska) 73.4 (2015): 267-273.
11. Siereńska, Joanna et al. “Use of the modified PERFECT scheme to assess pelvic floor muscles function in women with perineal trauma in the first two postpartum days”. Eur J Transl Clin Med 2023 (vol. 6), Suppl. 4
12. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “The structural-anatomical-functional relationship of lumbo-pelvic-hip complex in a treatment of dysmenorrhea.” European Journal of Translational & Clinical Medicine 4 (2021).
13. Dudkowska, Magdalena, Agnieszka Sobierajska-Rek, and Zofia Barcikowska. “Possibilities of using physiotherapy after surgical treatment of endometriosis. Case study.” Fizjoterapia Polska 22.1 (2022).
14. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “Physiotherapy in prehabilitation for bariatric Surgery—Analysis of its impact on functional capacity and original predictive models of functional status outcome.” Journal of Clinical Medicine 14.15 (2025): 5265.
15. Barcikowska, Zofia, et al. “Effect of manual therapy compared to ibuprofen on primary dysmenorrhea in young women—concentration assessment of C-reactive protein, vascular endothelial growth factor, prostaglandins and sex hormones.” Journal of clinical medicine 11.10 (2022): 2686.
16. Kwiatkowska, Z., Sotomska, Z., Grzybowska, M. E., & Zorena, K. (2023). The use of topical heat therapy in women with dysmenorrhea case study. European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine, 6(suppl. 4).
17. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “Effect of prehabilitation on functional assessment of patients scheduled for colorectal cancer surgery.” European Journal of Translational and Clinical Medicine 6.suppl. 4 (2023).
18. Szalewska, D., Tomaszewski, J., Kusiak-Kaczmarek, M., Niedoszytko, P., Gierat-Haponiuk, K., Haponiuk, I., & Bakuła, S. (2015). Influence of a hybrid form of cardiac rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in coronary artery disease patients with and without diabetes. Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska), 73(9), 753-760.
19. Madej-Łukasiak, D., Siereńska, J., Barcikowska, Z., Wąż, P., & Grzybowska, M. E. (2024). The use of capacitive and resistive energy transfer in postpartum perineal pain management. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 293, 31.
20. Siereńska, Joanna, et al. “45-Postpartum pain management using the non-pharmacological, conservative therapies: results of a scoping review.” Continence 12 (2024): 101387.
21. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “REHABILITATION Physical activity in patients with grown-up congenital heart defects after comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation.” Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 11.4 (2014): 452-458.
22. Szalewska, D., Zieliński, P., Tomaszewski, J., Kusiak-Kaczmarek, M., Łepska, L., Gierat-Haponiuk, K., & Niedoszytko, P. (2015). Effects of outpatient followed by home-based telemonitored cardiac rehabilitation in patients with coronary artery disease. Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska), 73(11), 1101-1107.
23. Mazur, N.; Siereńska, J.; Ejankowski, M.; Wąż, P.; Grzybowska, M.E. Cervical infection as a novel risk factor for perineal obstetrical trauma: A cross-sectional study. IUGA Scientific Meeting 2023. Int Urogynecol J 34 (Suppl 1), 1–254 (2023).
24. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “Exercise capacity and the quality of life late after surgical correction of congenital heart defects.” Polish Heart Journal (Kardiologia Polska) 69.8 (2011): 810-815.
25. Wojtas J, Sotomska Z, Murawski M, Grzybowska ME. Exploring the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pathways of Women with Dyspareunia: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2026; 15(2):787. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15020787
26. Gierat-Haponiuk, Katarzyna, et al. “Ocena wydolności fizycznej i stanu psychicznego pacjentów w odległym okresie po kardiochirurgicznej korekcji wrodzonych wad serca.” Kardiochir Torakochir Pol 6 (2009): 293-299.