https://gprjournals.org/journals/index.php/GJPAS/issue/feed 2023-07-15T00:35:08+00:00 Open Journal Systems <p><strong>Global Journal of Physical and Applied Sciences (GJPAS)</strong> is a peer-reviewed journal published by GPR Journals. The objective of <strong>GJPAS</strong> is to spread newest scientific concepts and discoveries in the scope of physical sciences such as Chemistry and Physics. GJPAS accepts manuscripts that are of scientific value, written in English, and haven’t been published elsewhere. GJPAS prides itself in guaranteed targeted and multidisciplinary audience at an affordable cost to authors. Manuscripts submitted to this journal are published online and can also be printed upon author’ request. Papers can be submitted via email to <a href="mailto:journals@gprjournals.org">journals@gprjournals.org</a> or <a href="https://gprjournals.org/online-submission/">online submission.</a></p> https://gprjournals.org/journals/index.php/GJPAS/article/view/188 2023-07-15T00:27:58+00:00 Samer Al-Shehri journals@gprjournals.org Naif Alshammari journals@gprjournals.org Talal Abdulrahman Alghamdi journals@gprjournals.org Mohammed Joudallah Alhusayni journals@gprjournals.org Yasser Abdullah Alotaibi journals@gprjournals.org Riyadh Abdullah Almudhhi journals@gprjournals.org Masoud Saad AlShahrani journals@gprjournals.org Turki Ajab Alotaibi journals@gprjournals.org Abdulrahman Manajaa Ghaeb Alotaibi journals@gprjournals.org

<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The Achilles tendon is a biggest and strongest tendon in the body although it is very likely to be injured due to the amount of compression and tension on it. The study aimed to analyze the effect of BMI and body fat on the Achilles tendon.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study recruited 25 individuals who were divided equally into three groups (very lean, normal and obese) and focused on three factors to measure (length, thickness and strain ratio).</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Strain ratio was found to be an indicator of the stiffness of the tendon. The strain ratio was varying between the ranges from 0.09 to 1.13. People with high BMI were noticed to have less strain ratios, in the opposite side lean people were having the highest strain ratios and normal people were having normal strain ratios.</p>

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