dangers of one of the practices of "Al-Raqqah"
Dr. Saleh Al-Ghamdi, an adult cardiology consultant, warned today, Tuesday, of some dangerous procedures practiced by "Al-Raqqa" and cause various health problems.
He explained, during his meeting on the "Nasherat Al-Nahar" program on Al-Ekhbariya channel, that some squatters resort to putting pressure on one of the arteries of the neck, which may cause a loss of consciousness, claiming that the person was affected by magic or madness, stressing that these practices infiltrated the field of legal ruqyah through a group of Plaintiffs who are taking advantage of it to make money.
He pointed to the dangers of these practices for people who suffer from hypertrophy of the heart muscle or blockage in the bloodstream, and stressed that pressure on the neck and neck arteries causes a in blood pressure, which widens the arteries and leads to cardiac arrest for a period or death.
He stressed the need to criminalize such practices, which may lead to serious health consequences for the patient.
