NORWELL, Mass., Sept. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIH Holding US, Inc. ("DIH")(NASDAQ:DHAI), a global provider of advanced robotic devices used in rehabilitation, which incorporate visual stimulation in an interactive manner to enable clinical research and intensive functional rehabilitation and training in patients with walking impairments, reduced balance and/or impaired arm and hand functions, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (“SAB”). The newly formed SAB will advise DIH on technical and scientific pursuits, offer insights into the latest trends in the scientific and clinical communities, provide feedback on product development, and advise DIH on research plans and projects. With their expertise, DIH will continue driving its mission of improving patients' lives through advanced rehabilitation solutions.

The DIH SAB is composed of leading scientists and clinicians with expertise across a variety of technical and clinical disciplines relevant to DIH’s advanced rehabilitation solutions, the clinical environments they are used in, and the geographic regions in which the products are sold.  At its inauguration, the SAB included the following members:

• Paolo Bonato, Ph.D., is the Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, MA and an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Bonato is an internationally renowned rehabilitation engineer whose extensive research work is focused on the development of rehabilitation technologies, with special emphasis on wearable technology and robotics.
  

• Jonathan Dingwell, Ph.D., is a Professor of Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Dingwell is a leading expert in biomechanics, the neuromuscular control process of complex human movements, and gait analysis. He develops computational models and novel VR-based interventions to improve walking functions and prevent falls.
  

• Alberto Esquenazi, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at MossRehab, a leading physical rehabilitation facility in the US, and a Professor of Rehabilitation at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Esquenazi is a leading expert in robotics, rehabilitation, gait analysis, and spasticity management and has received the Distinguished Clinician Award from the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
  

• Kenneth Meijer, Ph.D., is a Professor of Human Movement Sciences at Maastricht University and the Research Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Maastricht University Medical Centre. Dr. Meijer’s extensive research work focuses on the neuromechanics of movement and movement disorders, activity monitoring, and the biology of physical (in)activity.
  

• Giovanni Morone, MD, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences at the University of L’Aquila. Dr. Morone is a leading medical scientist in neurorehabilitation, postural control, and technology-assisted motor rehabilitation, with a special emphasis on robotics and sensor-based training approaches.
  

• David Reinkensmeyer, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Anatomy and Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of California at Irvine. Dr. Reinkensmeyer is a distinguished expert in robotics and wearable sensors for neurorehabilitation and computational neuroscience for movement control. Additionally, Dr. Reinkensmeyer is co-inventor of several innovative technologies for rehabilitation, including the T-WREX upper extremity training device on which Hocoma’s Armeo^?Spring is based.
  

• Robert Riener, Ph.D., is Professor for Sensory-Motor Systems at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zürich. Dr. Riener develops robots and interaction methods for motor learning in rehabilitation and sports, including the ARMIN technology on which Hocoma’s Armeo^?Power is based, and has received several professional distinctions including the Swiss Technology Award. His current research interests involve human motion synthesis, biomechanics, virtual reality, man-machine interaction, and rehabilitation robotics.
  

• Melvyn Roerdink, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Prevention and Rehabilitation at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dr. Roerdink designs and builds interactive augmented reality solutions for gait research and gait rehabilitation, including the technology on which Motek’s C-Mill is based. He also examines actor-environment interactions in the context of human movements, fall prevention, and sports.