Al-Marsad newspaper: The Director of the Obesity Center in Al-Jawf, Dr. Abdul Rahman Al-Sharari, revealed the health condition of Nasser Matar, who suffers from obesity, as his weight reached more than 250 kilograms, and he remained bedridden for 12 years because he might not move, following allocating a team to treat him at his home With an integrated treatment plan.
Speaking to Al-Ekhbariya channel, Al-Sharari said that he was directed by the Director General of Health Affairs to handle the case, and a treatment team was formed to visit him at his home with a full explanation of the treatment plan, and then he was transferred to King Abdulaziz Hospital.
He pointed out that the patient arrived last March to the hospital and took his medical history with the necessary examinations, and the treating team consisting of an endocrinologist, nutritionist, physiotherapist and psychologist participated in the treatment plan, and by reviewing the medications, it was found that there was a previous back injury that crippled him for 12 years and medications Cortisone caused him to gain weight.
He explained that a treatment plan was made to gradually reduce cortisone and put it on specialized needles to help lose weight, and a customized diet program with specific calories was made that helped the patient lose weight approximately 50 kilos within 60 days, stressing that the patient is cooperative and has been subjected to a psychological motivational program to be able to complete the treatment .
Video | Director of the Obesity Center in Al-Jouf d. Abdul Rahman Al Sharari:
A patient has been sitting due to obesity for 12 years..
And Al-Jawf Health has assigned a treatment team to visit him at his home with an integrated treatment plan#program_120#news pic.twitter.com/G0DY3lEkIk
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