Paul J. Bonzani

OTR/L, MHS, CHT

Paul Bonzani attended New York University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy and attaining his certification in Hand Rehabilitation in 1991 while a member of the hand rehabilitation program at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Ma. Paul is the former director of the hand and upper extremity rehabilitation program at Duke Hospital and at the University of Vermont Medical Center. In 2005, Paul returned to school earning a master’s degree in health sciences from the University of Florida in 2007. He is the author of multiple instructional courses and peer reviewed publications pertaining to hand and upper extremity rehabilitation.

Paul joined the Blue Ridge Bone and Joint Physical Therapy center in 2008 and works predominantly with Drs Groh and Cammarata to provide both conservative and post operative rehabilitation of shoulder, elbow and hand conditions. Paul also is experienced in custom splint fabrication and provides this service with a physicians order.

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EDUCATION

1974-1979 New York University New York, New York Bachelor of Science-Occupational Therapy

2005-2007 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Masters of Health Science in Occupational Therapy

LICENSES & CERTIFICATION 

State of North Carolina: Licensed Occupational Therapist

State of Florida: Licensed Occupational Therapist

Certified Hand Therapist

Certified ASTYM provider.

PUBLICATIONS

Advanced Concepts of Hand Pathology and Surgery: Application to Hand Therapy Practice. Co authored 2 chapters. Tendinopathies and tenosynovitis: Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management: Shoulder and Elbow. Interventions Following Peripheral Nerve Injuries. (In Press) 2009

AOTA PDSIS Lead Article December 2003: “Cumulative Trauma Disorders: An Occupation based perspective”

Ulnar Nerve Compression-Conservative Management: Treatment Guideline sub-committee, ASHT 2001

“Rehabilitation of the Rheumatoid Elbow” Rehabilitation of the Hand 5th edition. 2000

“Post Operative Management Following Thumb Reconstruction” Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. September 1998

“Factors Prolonging Disability in Upper Extremity Cumulative Trauma, Journal of Hand Surgery, December 1997

Work Related Disorders of the Arm: A Team Approach to Management: Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Workplace, Principles and Practice. Mosby Yearbook 1997