Medical Tourism in the Asia-Pacific region is not all about surgeries, physical therapies and other western medical procedures. It's also about tapping into the potential of alternative medical practices and wellness principles. Medical tourists from all across the US and Europe come to countries in Asia for a touch of old world healing and rejuvenating. India and Thailand top the list of favorite medical spa destinations in Asia.
India's rich cultural history affords many holistic forms of treatments like the 3000- year old ayurveda, yoga, siddha, unanni and other ancient treatment modules. Ayurveda and yoga have captured the imaginations of westerners like no other ancient healthcare philosophies. South India especially Kerala is sprinkled with ayurvedic medical spa resorts and meditation centers where a host of western medical tourists pay big money for health packages that include de-stressing, body toning, weight loss and healing of aches and pains like sinusitis, backaches and so on. These treatments last for a period of 3 - 21 days and mostly involve herbal remedies. Meditation centers teach yoga and other ancient meditation techniques that help to heal the spirits of over-worked, tired and exhausted westerners.
Costs in these centers are reasonable and the focus is on the healing of the body, mind and spirit. These ayurvedic rejuvenation centers offer a host of facilities like airport pick-up/drop, provide accommodation and even provide food for their clients. They are set in natural settings near placid waters surrounded by swaying coconut palms. Moreover, the warmth and the service offered in these centers is truly unparalled. Tourists from US and UK fall in love with the beauty of the place, the warmth of the people and the rejuvenation such treatments offer.
Thailand with its sandy white beaches and rich heritage has long been a favorite resort destination for western tourists. Now, health spa resorts attract a large number of medical tourists who get to enjoy holistic healing as well as a cool vacation by the beach. These resorts integrate Thai traditional medicinal practices with western medical philosophies to offer slimming programs, detoxification, revitalizing therapies that enhance the health, vitality and physical beauty of tourists. Some spas even offer yoga and meditation for interested medical tourists.
These spas engage holistic medical practitioners as well as western physicians who use herbal as well as modern cosmetic therapies to improve skin tone and give you a feeling of freshness. From vitamin-enriched facial treatments to laser rejuvenations, from non-medicated slimming programs to advanced figure styling techniques, from whole body detoxification to skin toning, these spas mix the ancient with the modern to offer unbeatable relaxation and rejuvenation to medical tourists.
Of late, countries like Malaysia, Singapore and Philippines are also seeking to tap into the hidden potential of medical spas and are promoting holistic wellness in a big way. The result is more choice, more variety and competitive prices for medical tourists from western countries.
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