Joanne Bundonis, PT, PCS, ATP/SMS

Joanne Bundonis, PT, PCS, ATP/SMS, C/NDT is  head of physical therapy at 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey. She is certified as a pediatric specialist from ABPTS since 2001. Joanne is certified as an Assistive Technology Practitioner from RESNA since 2003 and as a Seating and Mobility Specialist in 2024. Joanne is a certified Neurodevelopmental Treatment provider since 2002 as well She was a trainer for Mobility Research on their Litegait products and wrote numerous pediatric home study courses for PTCourses.com. Joanne is published on Transition Care in CP, Benefits of Early Mobility and Pediatric Strength Training.

• • • AT Equipment
    • Complex Disabilities
    • School-based practice

Lifting and Transfers, 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey Belleville, NJ, September 2022, 2023, and 2024 45 minutes.

Home Study Courses, Communicate & Negotiate. Each .3-.4 CEUs. Up until 2023. Titles:

• • • • Pediatric Functional Strength Training
      • Yoga as a Therapeutic Tool
      • Strength Training in Children with Neuro Disorders
      • Pediatric Motor Development: Ages 0-3
      • Pediatric Power Mobility: Assessment and Training
      • Gait and Treatment Techniques in Pediatrics
      • Torticollis and Plagiocephaly (Should a Baby Sleep on Its Front or Back?)

Partial Weight Bearing Gait Training in Pediatrics sponsored by Mobility Research. 6 locations, including: Bronx, NY, Wheeling, WV, Detroit, MI, Conneticut, and 2 in NJ, July 2004-February 2010.

Hannah Aura Shoval, JenFu Cheng, Joanne Bundonis, Rimona Kroll- Hornung, Eduardo Plata, Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care in Cerebral Palsy and Neuromuscular Disorders, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2025, ISSN 1047-9651

“Benefits of Early Mobility with an Emphasis on Gait training”, 2011, https://www.rifton.com/education-center/articles/benefits-of-early-mobility-with-an-emphasis-on-gait-training