Health Resorts

Health tourism has deep-ranging traditions rooted back to centuries ago. Europe holds some of the oldest health resorts widely popular since Antiquity. England, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, and Slovakia boast rich traditions of health resort business. These resorts offer a wide selection of healing natural-climatic factors, well-developed infrastructure, a blend of cutting-edge methods and ancient traditions of medical practice, each year attracting thousands of tourists from all over the world. There is a continuous increase in the number of tourists travelling for recovery to the Middle East, India, Africa, Asian and Latin American countries.

As a rule, each recovery resort specialises in the treatment of a particular group of diseases depending on its natural-climatic factors. These may include the diseases of musculoskeletal apparatus, heart, digestive system, etc. Many treatment and recovery facilities offer a general recovery course to people without any major health issues or those who require rest and rehabilitation after trauma or surgery.

Below is the tentative check list of countries and resorts offering a particular recovery course:

Cardio-vascular system

Austria (Bad Ischl), Bulgaria (Devin, Bankya), UK (Baxton), Germany (Baden-Baden), Italy (Terme di Saturnia, Terme Sirmione), Lithuania (Druskininkai, Birshtonas), Malta (Mellieha, Marfa Bay, Slima), Russia (Martsial/Marcial Waters, Caucasian Mineral Waters), Slovenia (Čatež/Chatezh, Rogaška Slatina), Ukraine (Svalyava), Switzerland (Bad Ragaz), Turkey (Pamukkale)

Digestive tract

Austria (Bad Ischl), Germany (Bad Kissingen), Italy (Montekatini Terme), Lithuania (Druskininkai, Birshtonas), Russia (Caucasian Mineral Waters, Rogaška Slatina), Ukraine (Truskavets, Morschyn), Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary)

Metabolic disorders (obesity, podagra)

Bulgaria (Hisarya, Bankya), UK (Baxton), Germany (Bad Kissingen), Italy (Montekatini Terme, Fiuggi), Lithuania (Birshtonas), Ukraine (Svalyava), Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary), Turkey (Yalova)

Endocrine system

Italy (Terme Sirmione), Lithuania (Druskininkai), Ukraine (the Crimea, the Carpathians), Jordan (Zarka Ma’In), Cuba

Musculoskeletal apparatus

Egypt (Safaga, Helwan), Austria (Bad Ischl, Baden, Bad Kleinkirchheim, Bad Leupersdorf), Bulgaria (Devin), UK (Leamington, Baxton), Germany (Baden-Baden), Italy (Abano Terme, Montekatini Terme, Fiuggi), Lithuania (Druskininkai, Birshtonas), Malta (Mellieha, Marfa Bay, Slima), Russia (Caucasian Mineral Waters), Slovenia (Čatež/Chatezh), Ukraine (Svalyava), Czech Republic (Mariánské Lázně), Switzerland (Bad Ragaz, Yverdon-les-Bains), Turkey (Pamukkale)

Respiratory system

Austria (Bad Ischl, Gasteinertal), Bulgaria (Sandanski), UK (Harrogate), Germany (Bad Reichenhall), Italy (Abano Terme, Montekatini Terme), Lithuania (Birshtonas), Russia (Tuapse), Egypt (Sinai), Ukraine (the Crimea), France (Aix-les-Bains), Czech Republic (Mariánské Lázně), Switzerland (Yverdon-les-Bains), Costa Rica (Guanacaste)

ENT-illnesses

France (Aix-les-Bains)

Nervous system

Austria (Bad Ischl), Belgium (Ostende, Knokke-Heist), Bulgaria (Devin), UK (Baxton), Lithuania (Druskininkai, Birshtonas), Russia (Caucasian Mineral Waters, Tuapse), Slovenia (Čatež/Chatezh), Ukraine (Svalyava), Czech Republic (Mariánské Lázně), Switzerland (Bad Ragaz), Turkey (Yalova)

Urogenital system

Egypt (Sinai), Austria (Bad Ischl), Bulgaria (Hisarya), UK (Baxton), Italy (Abano Terme, Fiuggi, Montekatini Terme), Turkey (Yalova)

Skin diseases

Egypt (Safaga), Austria (Bad Ischl, Gasteinertal), Bulgaria (Kyustendil), Germany (Bad Homburg), Italy (Abano Terme, Terme di Saturnia), Lithuania (Druskininkai, Birshtonas), Malta (Mellieha, Marfa Bay, Slima), Russia (Caucasian Mineral Waters), Slovenia (Strunjan), Ukraine (Saki), Israel, Jordan, Turkey (Pamukkale, Кангал), Cuba

Various allergies

Austria (Gasteinertal), Italy (Terme Sirmione), Slovenia (Strunjan), Ukraine (Saki), Israel (the Dead Sea)

Strengthening immunity, chronic fatigue relief

Egypt (Helwan), Austria (Baden, Bad Kleinkirchheim), Bulgaria (Velingrad), UK (Harrogate), Italy (Abano Terme, Terme di Saturnia), Russia (Sochi, Matsesta, Anapa), Slovenia (Portoroz), Ukraine (the Crimea), France (Aix-les-Bains), Jordan, Sweden (Loka Brunn, Medevi Brun), Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary), Switzerland (Bad Ragaz), Israel (Katzrin ), Turkey (Pamukkale), Cuba (Cayo Coco island, Pinar del Rio province)

Rehabilitation after surgery, trauma, chemotherapy and radiotherapy

Austria (Bad Leupersdorf), Belgium (Ostende, Knokke-Heist), Bulgaria (Velingrad), Italy (Fiuggi), Slovenia (Strunjan), France (Pornic), Switzerland (Bad Ragaz, Yverdon-les-Bains)

Spa programmes

Belgium (Spa), UK (Cheltenham, Hampshire county), Italy (Terme di Saturnia, Ischia island), Lithuania (Neringa), Malta (Mellieha, Marfa Bay, Slima), France (Biarritz, Cannes, Vichy, Evian, Port Crusty), Egypt (Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh), Sweden (Loka Brunn, Medevi Brun, Riksgränsen), Jordan (Zarka Ma’In, Akaba), Czech Republic (Karlovy Vary), Switzerland (Leukerbad), Israel (the Dead Sea), Tunisia (Hammamet, Sousse), Turkey (Pamukkale), Cuba (Tarara, Holguin, Cayo Coco island, Cienfuegos), Costa Rica (Guanacaste, Jaco, Manuel Antonio, Puerto Viejo, Cocos island, Nicoya peninsula)

Gynaecological diseases

Austria (Bad Tatzmannsdorf), UK (Baxton), Italy (Fiuggi), Malta (Mellieha, Marfa Bay, Slima), Russia (Caucasian Mineral Waters), Turkey (Kangal)

Pregnancy and maternity programmes

Bulgaria (Bankya), Israel (Haifa), France (La Bouille)

Infertility treatment

Slovenia (Dobrna), Ukraine (Saki)

Dentistry

France (Aix-les-Bains)

Oncology

Israel (the Dead Sea), Cuba

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