Manuel Machado, a stroke victim from Peabody, deomonstrates, with the help of Rehab Manager for Northeast Home Care, Saron Gonick, a new robotic brace now available to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. Northeast Senior Health, which runs Ledgewood, said they are the first organization in the country to use the MIT-developed technology, called Myomo, which stands for My Own Motion. Photo by Deborah Parker/January 27, 2009

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