by Denise

Today, spine care specialists and surgeons can perform a variety of minimally invasive spine surgery procedures on all areas of the spine, including the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral areas. Some of the most common procedures include but are not limited to:

Minimally invasive spine surgical procedures also offer treatments for microsurgical treatment of herniated discs, lumbar spinal stenosis, spinal fusion, scoliosis, compression fractures, osteoporosis, and in the treatment of spinal tumors, vertebral fractures and more.

Artificial disc replacement (ADR) is the process through which an artificial structure replaces the defective or damaged disc in the spinal column, providing support, cushioning and improvement in mobility for spinal surgery patients.

Laminectomy or laminotomy are common procedures performed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord. In many cases, aging of the spinal structure causes of thinning of the vertebra, especially the portion called the lamina, which protects the spinal cord. A laminectomy removes this lamina and also is used to address thickening tissue that narrows the spinal canal and causes compression of spinal nerves.

A discectomy involves the removal of herniated disc tissues that press on nerves or other portions of spinal cord. This type of procedure is very effective for individuals who have tried other options without relief and who experience and suffer from severe pain and difficulty walking, sitting, and other basic movements.

International medical facilities such as Wooridul Spine Hospital in South Korea and the Jordan Hospital in Amman, Jordan are world-renowned, accredited and high-tech facilities for spinal care. For affordable spine care and surgery, don’t hesitate to seek international health care providers for excellent, quality care and enormous savings.

 

 

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by Denise

Individuals around the world can now access superlative healthcare without fearing bankruptcy. Europeans and inhabitants of Russia and Southeast Asia are flocking to superlative healthcare facilities in Turkey, Croatia, India, and Thailand and Singapore for cutting edge technology and effective treatments for a variety of illness and disease processes by compassionate, certified and accredited surgeons, medical staff, and facilities focused on the medical needs and comfort of international travelers.

According to the Medical Tourism Association, the next decade will bring an explosion in international healthcare capabilities and options, with over 16,000,000 Americans alone are expected to travel to foreign destinations for their medical care. An equal number of individuals from other countries around the world are also expected to travel to regional or international destinations as well.

Cost perspectives in this new era of medical tourism offer affordable yet world-class treatments and procedures to individuals in a variety of medical fields, including orthopedics, obesity and weight loss, cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures, cardiac care, and stem cell research.

The Asian Medical tourism industry is expected to reach nearly $10 billion by 2013 and health tourism in Mexico, Central America and South America is not far behind. Countries in Central Europe are seeing the enormous benefit of providing world class medical facilities, procedures and travel packages to international travelers, among them Croatia, the Ukraine, and Turkey.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, provides a timely and respected source of medical travel information regarding treatments, procedures, facilities and surgeons abroad to offer international patients and travelers the best options when it comes to their medical care and health and wellness options.

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by Denise

The purpose behind most orthopedic surgical procedures is to increase and enhance mobility of a joint as well as to repair damaged bone, muscular, or neural tissues caused by sports injuries, arthritis, fractures, and muscle and bone diseases. Common orthopedic procedures include partial or total hip or placement surgery, as well as hip resurfacing surgery, partial or total knee replacement procedures and those that focus on hands, elbow, or shoulder joints.

 

Orthopedics treatments and surgeries help to treat chronic diseases such as various forms of arthritis in the hands, knees and back. For example, rheumatoid arthritis severely inhibits mobility in the fingers and hands. Treatments and surgeries designed to relieve pain and increase mobility require a team effort from specialists in orthopedic surgery as well as specialists who focus on the musculature damage such arthritis causes.

 

Facilities around the globe offer a variety of orthopedic surgeries that provide excellent, experienced, accredited and state-of-the-art technology, treatments and procedures. Some of the best are located in Croatia, such as Terme Selce,  and Turkey, at the Acibadem Healthcare Group and at the Florence Nightingale Hospital in Istanbul. The Madras Joint Replacement Center in Chennai, India and the Jordan Hospital in Amman, Jordan all provide accredited orthopedic surgeons and surgical care for international travelers seeking affordable and effective treatments of bone and joint injuries caused by sports, accidents or disease conditions.

 

Individuals from abroad seek health and wellness choices that meet their needs with today’s availability and popularity of medical tourism and travel, offering real choices for effective, quality and affordable orthopedic surgical care.

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by Denise

Wooridul Hospital is one of the most famous spinal facilities in the world. Located in Seoul, South Korea, the facility is famous for not only its spinal care and spinal surgical procedures. Healthcare costs and long wait times in Canada, the U.S. and Western Europe encourage international travelers to visit this world-class, state-of-the-art medical facility for the best in spinal surgery and treatments.

The Wooridul Hospital specializes in percutaneous endoscopic lumbar, cervical, and thoracic discectomy procedures as well as laparoscopic spinal discectomy and fusion and also offer spine rehabilitation exercise, physical therapy, pain control, and spinal function improvement. For any type of spine care, from disc replacement to kyphoplasty, medical and support staff at Wooridul Hospital offer certified and accredited, highly trained and experienced physicians and surgeons to meet the needs of travelers experiencing back pain, conditions or limited range of motion caused by medical disease conditions, accidents, or trauma.

The need for spinal care and surgery are anticipated to increase as the generation of Baby Boomers also increases. Baby Boomers, those defined as being born between 1946 and 1964, are staying more active, living longer, and enjoying a richer, more quality filled lifestyle due to treatments, procedures and techniques engaged by physicians and surgeons at Wooridul Hospital.

For spine surgery in Korea, or the best neurosurgery surgeon in Seoul, Korean spine surgeons and the Wooridul Hospital offer the best spine center in the region. As a spine specialist hospital, the focus is on spine pain management, techniques, procedures and surgeries that help restore quality of life, pain free living, and greater mobility for international patients.

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by Denise

Orthopedic surgery can be performed in the treatment of the knee and hip joint replacements, as well as arthroscopic surgeries at the knee, shoulder, elbow or ankle joints.  Those suffering from sports injuries as well as dramatic injuries resulting from fractures may benefit from orthopedic surgery. 

 

Orthopedic surgeries may include but are not limited to:

 

·         Total Joint Replacement of Hip or Knee

·         Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery

·         Anterior Cruciate Ligament

·         Hip Abrasion Arthroplasty

·         Knee Abrasion Arthroplasty

·         Hip Resurfacing

·         Arthroplasty

·         Arthroscopic Surgery

·         Hand Surgery

·         Avascular Necrosis

·         Arthritis

 

Orthopedic surgeries have developed a multitude of various sub-surgeries and sub-specialties, including hand, foot and back surgeries. Careful research and knowledge will help patients to understand the process they are going through, as well as to provide in-depth knowledge of surgical and healing processes.

 

Arthritis and joint replacement surgeries and treatments are growing, as does the Baby Boomer generation around the world, as well as individuals seeking better health and wellness technologies for antiaging treatments and preventive care.

 

International destinations such as Terme Selce     in Croatia have become leaders in sports medicine, sports medicine physical therapy, orthopedic and kinesiotherapy treatments, and specialize in sports injuries and physical therapy for all ages. The Terme Selce facility also offers age management, anti aging and medical spa treatments that offer holistic healing methodologies and programs for international patients coming from Central and Western Europe, Asia and as far as the Americas.

 

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by Denise

More expatriates are returning to their native countries for medical care. This trend is due in part because of increased quality of care in many countries, as well as the affordability of such care. 

Asians traveling to Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia enjoy affordable state of the art and high-tech treatment and care for orthopedic surgical procedures, cardiac care, and vision care. Latin Americans are returning to Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina for cutting edge technology in cosmetic and plastic surgical procedures, infertility treatments, and anti aging treatments and procedures. Eastern Europeans are traveling to destinations such as Poland, Croatia, Hungary, and Armenia as well as Russia for drug detox treatments, infertility treatments, and stem cell treatment and technologies.

Rising healthcare costs in the United States, Britain, Canada and France are compelling natives as well as foreign citizens to return to their homelands for such care, which utilizes highly trained physicians, world-class treatment and quality care that nevertheless is not burdened by high malpractice insurance costs, long wait times, and an increasingly disturbing trend by physicians and insurance companies in some countries to hesitate to take on patients diagnosed with chronic and long-term illnesses that drain resources, time, and manpower.

Information, education and resources offered to such expatriates enables educated and informed decisions regarding medical care, preventive medicine, and treatment of conditions ranging from cancer treatment to spine or knee surgery to stem cell treatments in foreign facilities. Destinations such as Wooridul Spine Center in South Korea, EmCell stem cell research in Ukraine and Ageless Wonders in Panama offer international travelers the best that medicine has to offer.

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by Denise

Laparoscopic surgeries are an increasingly used method of surgery that is less invasive, promotes faster healing and causes less surrounding tissue damage than traditional surgical incisions for a multitude of conditions. For example, in the “old days”, an individual undergoing an appendectomy would experience a 4 to 6 inch long incision on the lower right abdomen so the surgeon could access and remove the appendix.  Today, laparoscopic procedures for the same operation require 1 to 3 very small incisions, most commonly measuring only a centimeter or two in length.

Individuals undergoing laparoscopic surgeries have shortened recovery times as well as less postoperative pain. Smaller incisions decrease the chance of complications such as infection and offer decreased mortality rates. The fiber-optic instruments and video cameras attached to the laparoscope enable surgeons to view the surgical area on a monitor while utilizing special instruments that avoid surrounding tissue damage of the surgical area.

Laparoscopic surgery is commonly used in obesity and weight loss procedures, multiple orthopedics techniques and procedures, as well as for some cardiac procedures, biopsy procedures, and operations involving the soft tissues or organs of the abdominal area, from the stomach to the pancreas, liver, gallbladder and small and large intestines. Laparoscopic techniques and technology is also used in male and female genitourinary scenarios, such as prostate removal, treatment of the ovaries or uterus and kidney and urinary tract conditions and disorders.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal, offers information on a variety of facilities around the world who perform affordable, quality and effective minimally invasive surgical procedures for a variety of conditions from torn meniscus repair to colonoscopy.

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by Denise

Argentina is a land of many wonders; towering mountains, gorgeous valleys, rushing water, and friendly, welcoming people. Argentina has also become one of the leading countries providing accredited and certified medical facilities, treatments, and procedures for international travelers.

Argentina’s medical tourism industry has grown in part to the sophistication of Buenos Aires and the high-tech treatments and procedures offered there. From the most complex surgeries to simple outpatient procedures, Argentina offers not only the latest developments in medical procedures, but exceptional service as well. Famous for cosmetic surgical procedures, Argentina has expanded its reputation for quality service and specialized medical experts for those visiting the city from international destinations. With high standards in plastic surgery and dentistry procedures and reconstruction, Argentina has become a world leader in treatments and hospitality aside from their beautiful sights and destinations.

Facilities such as CEDyT, located in beautiful Bariloche, Argentina, offer an excellent ambulatory surgery center just northwest a Patagonia. Offering services in fertility treatments, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, and endovascular surgery, facilities such as CEDyT Argentina continually rank as the most popular, affordable and quality destinations for medical tourists around the world.

Orthopedic surgery in Argentina, cataract surgery, plastic and cosmetic surgery, or fertility treatments are available at such facilities, offering patients qualified, experienced, accredited, and board certified specialists and surgeons in a multitude of fields. From a mini facelift to meniscus knee surgery, Argentina is an attractive medical destination for those wishing excellent, successful, yet affordable ambulatory services in the southern hemisphere.

 

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by Denise

When it comes to medical tourism, it’s nice to have answers. One of the first thing that crosses the mind of someone who’s interested in obtaining health care abroad is the training, education, and experience of those who will be providing such care.

Medical tourism is not just about dental procedures, but may range from orthopedic fields to cardiac care, cosmetic and plastic surgery, obesity and weight loss surgery to adult stem cell research and therapy. Medical tourists have ventured to the Middle East, Asia, and South America for heart transplantation, heart valve replacement surgery, and coronary artery bypass surgeries. They have flocked to South America for affordable cosmetic dentistry, bridge work, dental implant surgeries, and affordable dentures.

Individuals seeking the best in obesity and weight loss surgical procedures have traveled to locations in South America and Central Europe for the best in bariatric surgery, laparoscopic gastric bypass procedures, lap band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy procedures.

PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal based in Denver, Colorado, offers reliable, up-to-date information regarding popular medical tourism destinations, treatments, procedures, facilities, and the doctors and surgeons who staff them. Pramod Goel, founder and CEO, knows the type of questions people one answered when it comes to their health care, and is dedicated to providing that information.

After all, we should all have a choice in how, when, and where we receive our medical care. It’s all about choices. Medical tourism is bringing accredited, certified, and affordable world-class medical techniques and procedures into the common Health Care Industry and is the wave of the future, from teeth whitening to stem cell technologies.

 

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by Denise

Would you be surprised to find out that most of the cutting edge technologies, developments, procedures and surgeries are not developed in the United States?  Do you remember the first successful heart transplant?  It didn’t occur in the United States, but Cape Town, South Africa in the late 1960s. Since then, cardiac transplantation is in the top five most commonly performed organ transplants in the United States. South Korea’s scientists are among the leaders in stem cell research, as is stem cell research development in Japan and other Asian countries. Laser assisted vision correction, also known as LASIK, was pioneered in Germany in the mid 1980s, but was not available in the United States until the mid 1990s.

Why does it take so long for treatments and procedures to be accepted in the United States? Most commonly, because most procedures, medications, and medical protocols need to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While the safety of such technologies and drugs are essential, individuals seeking the benefits of stem cell research must travel to Mexico, Asia, Europe or Central Europe for treatment.

The growing trend in medical tourism is caused by an increasing dissatisfaction with the healthcare system in the United States, as well as Britain and Canada.  Medical procedures in orthopedics, cardiac care or cardiology, obesity, and degenerative diseases are being studied, researched and treatments developed in locations such as EmCell, located in Kiev, Ukraine, ProgenCell, located in Tijuana, Mexico, and Integra Medical Center, located in Tamps, Mexico, just south of the Texas border.

Until such procedures are placed on the fast track within the FDA, travelers from the United States will be venturing to destinations such as Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Mexico, and Central European destinations for immediate and effective, affordable medical care.

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