Medical tourism is often interchanged with the terms “ medical travel”, “health travel”, “healthcare travel”, “health tourism” and “ global healthcare”. Althougt each term has a spesific meaning, they all fall into the description of individuals travelling abroad for any type of medical, quasi-medical or health treatman. It also describes the growing global industry of healthcare profesionals, clinics and hospitals who are marketing themselves to overseas patients.
Spa tourism is ussually mean for general healthcare and relaxation, and involves travelling to destination spas in order to improve health and wellbeing of an individual. Spas are often located in exotic and natural locations, mainly areas rich in minerals, natural hot springs, mud baths and treatmens, mineral waters and other natural resources that are renowned for its healing and have curative powers.
Alternatif medical tourism mainly entails travelling for complementary and alternative health treatments and therapies that are known for effective healing of mind, body and soul. Some of the most popular alternative approaches include:
· Homepathy
· Body work treatments
· Chinese medicine
· Healing practices
· Ayurvedic treatments
· Hypnotheraphy
· Osteopathy
· Reiki
· Spiritual retreats
· Reflexology
· Meditation and counseling
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