Functional Neuroimaging of Postural Reconstruction

Functional Neuroimaging of Postural Reconstruction: Preliminary Study on a Dorsiflexion Motion of the Ankle and Comparison Between an Arm Following Postural Reconstruction Program and a Comparator Arm Following a Muscular Stretching Program

To study in two cross-sections of healthy volunteers, with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), the possible changes generated in the mid-term by two rehabilitation techniques: the postural reconstruction and the muscular stretching. The changes in the cortical activation patterns will be estimated during a non-specific position of the ankle, held static.

The influence of each technique will be estimated though the evidence of a change in the functional mapping of the areas activated during the defined motor task on healthy volunteers.

This is a monocentre, randomized study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• male or female 18 to 35 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant, lactating