The Czech Republic has numerous treatment centres and spas offering physiotherapy, physical treatment, medication-related care and other approaches. Medical tourism draws visitors to its specialist facilities and natural resources.
Treatment Centres Mentioned
The original article lists Eurofertil, Axon, Cleopatra Cosmetic Centre, the Czech Medical Center and Avicenna, then describes Eurofertil and Axon in more detail.
Eurofertil Centre
Eurofertil specialises in assisted reproduction and fertility care using modern techniques. It is described as a teaching centre for reproductive medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ostrava, providing care from the couple’s arrival through assisted-reproduction treatment.
Diagnostic and Treatment Methods
- Intrauterine insemination, IUI: introducing selected sperm into the uterus.
- In vitro fertilisation, IVF: fertilising an egg in the laboratory and transferring an embryo into the uterine cavity.
- IMSI and PICSI: fertilising an egg with a single selected sperm.
- MACS: sperm separation intended to exclude cells undergoing cell death.
- Zona drilling or assisted hatching: preparation of the embryo’s outer shell to support implantation.
- MESA and TESE: microsurgical retrieval of sperm from the epididymis or testes in men with reduced fertility.
- Cryopreservation of embryos, eggs and sperm, including reproductive cells before cancer treatment.
- Preimplantation genetic testing and diagnosis, using the methods listed in the source as AGGH, NGS and organoscopy.
Axon Centre
Axon is a rehabilitation centre in Prague providing occupational therapy and musculoskeletal rehabilitation for adults and children. The source describes programmes for neurological and movement difficulties following accidents, strokes and birth-related problems.
Conditions listed include movement-related paralysis, childhood paralysis, some autism-related rehabilitation needs, stroke and cerebral palsy, oxygen-deprivation injuries, developmental delay, recovery after cancer surgery and other movement difficulties.
Kosmik Therapy
A specialised rehabilitation suit used with pulley-based exercises to support muscle and neuromotor training. The source lists applications for integration disorders, cerebral palsy, stroke, recovery after brain tumours, spinal and head injuries, and central nervous-system conditions.
Occupational Therapy
A programme for people with physical, psychological or intellectual disabilities, intended to maintain and improve functional abilities and independence in everyday activities. The source describes an intensive four-week programme with four-hour daily sessions, excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
Lokomat Training
A rehabilitation device supporting walking practice for people with temporary or permanent mobility limitations, with stimulation of sensory and motor systems.
CI Therapy
An intensive three-week programme for patients with impairment in one limb or on one side of the body, including people with cerebral palsy.
The source describes restricting use of the unaffected upper limb to encourage activity in the affected limb, with the aim of improving strength and movement.
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