The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of adding specific Blackboard Training (BB) exercises to conventional physiotherapy in improving foot and ankle parameters essential for fall prevention among older adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can the addition of BB exercises improve ankle dorsiflexion mobility? 2. Can the addition of BB exercises enhance single-leg stability and control of mediolateral displacement of the center of pressure? Participants will be divided into control and intervention groups. Both groups will receive their usual conventional physiotherapy exercises. The intervention group will undergo a 5-week program comprising 10 sessions of BB exercises targeting ankle mobility and balance. Participants will be asked to: * Perform 3 sets of 15 repetitions for assisted ankle dorsiflexion mobility. * Engage in 5 rounds of 40-second balance exercises using the BB. Researchers will compare the intervention group's outcomes with those of the control group to determine the effectiveness of adding BB exercises in improving foot and ankle parameters related to fall prevention.
Age range
75 Years – 95 Years
Sex
ALL
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Foot and ankle pain
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Foot and ankle strength
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Foot and ankle ROM
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Ankle dorsiflexion under load
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Center of pressures variations (anteroposterior and mediolateral center of pressure displacement, velocity, and total surface)
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Monopodal stability
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study
Functional stability
Timeframe: Pre, after 5 weeks of intervention, after 1 month of the end of the study