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Although exercise can improve strength and mobility, many community-dwelling older adults face barriers to participation. We evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative leg support ring for lower limb muscle rehabilitation among older adults in Eastern Thailand.Methods: This randomized controlled trial, repeated-measures study included 64 adults aged 60 years or older with lower limb muscle weakness and activities of daily living (ADL) scores of 9\u201311. The intervention group (n=32) used the leg support ring for 12 weeks (3\u20135 day\/wk), while the control group (n=32) received standard care and continued usual physical exercise. Leg motor power, range of motion (ROM), ADL, and QoL were assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at the 3-month follow-up. Data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance.Results: Compared with control participants, the intervention group showed significantly greater improvements in motor power of the quadriceps, hamstrings, hip flexors, ankle dorsiflexors, and ankle plantar flexors (p&lt;0.001) and ROM for hip flexion, hip extension, knee flexion, and ankle plantar flexion (p&lt;0.05). ADL and QoL also demonstrated significantly greater improvements (p&lt;0.001). These improvements were sustained or further increased at the 3-month follow-up.Conclusions: The leg support ring program was associated with improvements in lower limb strength, mobility, functional independence, and QoL among older adults. 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