Stress Relief across Borders

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Author(s): Tomiyo Fukagawa (Fukagawa Internal Medicine Clinic, Japan)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 17
Source title: Current Issues and Emerging Trends in Medical Tourism
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Malcolm Cooper (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan), Kazem Vafadari (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan)and Mayumi Hieda (St. Luke Clinic, Oita, Japan)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8574-1.ch014

Keywords: Business & Management / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Management / Medical Diagnosis and Practice / Medical Information Science Reference

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People suffer from both mental and physical stresses. International and domestic travelers may need examination and treatment for their relief. The need to stay for a longer time abroad for mental health treatment may seem unusual or not common. However, stress relief across borders is both possible, and may be very well catered for, as in Japan. Stress relief methods and equipment in Japan are equal to those of other countries, and are available as national measures. In fact, Japan's breathing therapy systems and relaxation methods using the abundant hot springs have long been a tradition. In this chapter stress relief program choices are described, including those for medical tourism participants, and stress management is proposed as part of or support for other treatments. If such programs can resolve stress, then both the traveler and the destination will have achieved a positive outcome.

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