936 January and February 2023. Volume 11. Num 6 Background and Aims Weakness in receptors involved in propriocepton can limit the range of moton of the ankle and knee, as one of the most important causes of lower limb movement disorder and the risk of falling. People with sensory disorders such as visual impairment, have limitatons in performing daily actvites, and their physical actvity, muscle strength, cardiovascular endurance, balance, and ath- letc performance decrease. This study aims to compare the efects of three foot massage techniques on movement performance, risk of falling, and quality of life of visually impaired men, and assess the persistence of their efects. Methods This is a quasi-experimental study with a pretest/postest/follow-up design. Thirty men with blindness were randomly divided into three interventon groups including foot massage with a ball (n=10), foot massage with a brush (n=10), and foot massage with hands(n=10). They received foot mas- sage for 21 days, massage day for 10 minutes (5 minutes for each foot). The Tinet test was used to assess movement performance. The tmed up & go test was used to measure the risk of falling, and the 36-item short form survey (SF-36) was used for evaluatng the quality of life in the pretest, postest, and follow-up (Short-term persistence) phases. One-way analysis of variance was used for between-group comparisons and repeated measures analysis of variance was used for within-group comparisons. Results There was no signifcant diference among groups in the quality of life and the risk of falling. There was a signifcant diference among them only in movement performance, where the group received foot massage with hands had higher performance. The results of repeated measures analysis of variance for the factor of tme showed that the three methods improved movement performance, quality of life and reduced the risk of falling. All three methods had a signifcant efect on the study variables (P<0.05). Conclusion Three methods of foot massage have a signifcant efect on movement performance, risk of falling, and quality of life of men with blindness, by strengthening their propriocepton receptors. Keywords Blindness, massage, movement performance, falls. A B S T R A C T Received: 18 Mar 2021 Accepted: 06 May 2021 Available Online: 21 Jan 2023 Citaton Mohammadkhani K, Moghadas Tabrizi Y, Karimizadeh Ardakani M. [Comparing the Efects of Three Methods of Foot Massage on Movement Performance, Risk of Falling, and Quality of Life (QoL) In Men With Blindness (Persian)]. Scientfc Journal of Rehabilitaton Medicine. 2023; 11(6):936-949. htps://dx.doi.org/10.32598/SJRM.11.6.7 https://dx.doi.org/10.32598/SJRM.11.6.7 Use your device to scan and read the artcle online Research Paper Comparing the Efects of Three Methods of Foot Massage on Movement Performance, Risk of Falling, and Quality of Life (QoL) In Men With Blindness 1. Department of Health and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Sport Science and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Kamal Mohammadkhani 1 , *Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi 1 , Mohammad Karimizadeh Ardakani 1 * Corresponding Author: Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi, Assistant professor. Address: Department of Health and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Sport Science and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98 (912) 2059439 E-Mail: moghadas@ut.ac.ir