Medical tourism is a term associated with travel abroad to get cost effective treatment in other countries where available other than their own.
Look at this opinion of an Expert- Dr Prem Jagyasi - Medical Tourism Expert
“The Medical Tourism is the set of activities in which a person travels often long distance or across the border, to avail medical services with direct or indirect engagement in leisure, business or other purposes.”
There are many different terms used to describe it. Health Tourism, Medical travel, Surgical Tourism, Health Travel, Medical value travel, Healthcare abroad, Overseas Medical, Medical Overseas, Surgery Overseas, Medical outsourcing and Offshore Medical etc are the popular terms. Many of the words conveniently are used by the media and travel agents to describe medical tourism. Whatever it may be the very purpose is to get the following.
1. Cost Savings to affordable range
2. Quality of Care delivered.
3. Availability of Care during treatment and after. Some of them required prolonged medication and advise.
Complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries are cheaper in India.
It is noted that every type of healthcare with Modern medicine, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Sidha, Acupuncture and tribal medicines are available in this filed in India.
Now Medical tourism is becoming a common form of vacationing also. In addition to site seeing tourist are interested in short period of health care. Thus medical tourism becomes a mix of wellness and health care with leisure, fun and relaxation.
In the case of Ayurveda it also provides rejuvenation and cleanup process on all levels- physical, mental and emotional. Many of the Ayurveda treatments hospitals and resorts are located in villages, mountain area, forest area in addition to beaches and towns. This change in locations will get an extra experience and deliver memorable moments in life.
Normally healthy people from the developed world come to India for the rejuvenation promised by yoga and Ayurveda massage in large scale.
Advanced level treatments are available in India for hip replacement or brain surgery. They can get top class medical expertise with attractive prices is in Indian corporate hospitals for foreign patients.
Preventive Health Check at cheaper rates is available for foreign tourists in India. Many of them are utilizing it too without interfering their tour schedule.
The attraction of Indian traditional medicine Ayurveda has a significant contributor to the inflow of foreign travelers into India. Treatments for weight loss and addition can be effectively treated in Ayurveda.
These are some of the areas generally getting treatment.
* De-toxification
* Diabetes
* Digestive disorder
* Eye diseases
* Frozen shoulder and other musculo-skeletal conditions
* Geriatrics
* Headache
* Hemorrhoids
* Immunity development
* Infertility
* Insomnia
* Liver disorders
* Lumbar or cervical spondyloysis and sciatica
* Migraine
* Nervous disorders
* Obesity
* Osteoarthritis
* Paralysis
* Rejuvenation
* Rheumatic complaints
* Sinusitis
* Skin diseases
* Stress and Strain related problem
* Stress management
* Upper Respiratory tract problem like asthma
Some of the best places listed in this blog where this type of treatment. They are specialized in different areas of service, treatment and medicines. You have to check the availability of accommodation and treatment in advance. Many of them need advance booking because they can attend only a couple of dozen inpatients at a time. You may visit their websites to confirm what is available and discuss with them over phone or Email to finalize it.
