Email

sally.dibello@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

School of Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Course director for Fundamentals of Biomechanics, Lower Limb Orthotics, and Upper Limb Orthotics.

Staff Orthotist

Hanger Clinic
Houston, Texas United States
Currently practicing in the largest Hanger Clinic location in the United States as a part time staff orthotist. Experience includes orthotic residency under Tom DiBello CO, LO, FAAOP. Currently providing orthotic treatment to multiple patient populations including pediatric population with focus on patients with Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and Down Syndrome and adults with Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, and Stroke. Previously invited to speak at the Texas chapter of the AAOP on Tuning AFOs in the Adult Population. Previously invited to present on AFO Tuning at Hanger's National Educational Fair in 2017.

Clinic Manager

Hanger Clinic
Houston, Texas

Addresses

BCM-Michael DeBakey Center (Office)

Room: BCMM-M108
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BS from Texas A&M University

05/2010 - College Station, TX

Kinesiology - Motor Behavior

MS from UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

05/2011 - Dallas, TX

Prosthetics and Orthotics

PhD from University of Houston

HOUSTON

Beginning Fall 2018 - Kinesiology - Motor Behavior

Certifications

Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

#CPO03635

ABC Orthotics and Prosthetics

Certified Prosthetist Orthotist

Licensed Orthotist

#1618

Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics

Professional Development

2D Gait Analysis: How to Utilize Video

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: AAOP

Optimizing Orthotic Management of Persons with Stroke

Course (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: Hanger Clinic

Hanger Clinic Annual National Education Fair

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: Hanger Clinic

Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

Conference (Presenter, 2017)

Sponsor: AAOP

Optimizing Orthotic Management of Persons With Stroke

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine

Connecting AFO Stiffness to Plantar Flexor Weakness - Concepts and Literature Review

Conference (Presenter, 2018)

Sponsor: Texas Chapter of the AAOP

Selected Publications

• "AAOP Academy Today: Manual Muscle Testing Considerations of the Plantar Flexors When Optimizing AFO Stiffness." 14 (No. 2): 10-11.

Projects

Primary Investigator

BCM Orthotics & Prosthetics Program (07/2017 - present)

Primary investigator and mentor for Master of Science candidate projects which include: Systematic Review of AFO Stiffness Effects on Gait, Systematic Review of AFO Effects on Muscle Atrophy, Inter-professional Communication Barriers, Stance Control KAFO trial orthosis effects on gait, and development of a technical manual to aid in student lab learning experiences.

Memberships

2018 & 2019 AAOP Annual Meeting Clinical Content Committee

Committee Member (03/2017)

American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists

Member (01/2017)

International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics

U.S. Member (06/2017)

AAOP Gait Society

Member

AAOP Lower Limb Orthotics Society

Chair (02/2018)

Gait and Clinical Movement Analysis Society

Member (09/2017)