White Sulphur Springs, WV – August 24, 2011: A forward-thinking medical initiative, which will dramatically impact how healthcare is delivered around the world, is being developed in West Virginia. Jim Justice, chairman and owner of The Greenbrier, along with world-renowned physicians Dr. James Andrews, Michael Immel, orthopedic practice management consultant and long time advisor to [...]

We love receiving emails from delegates who attended the 2011 Global Spa Summit in Bali. By sharing their personal “takeaways,” we learn what part of the Summit made the greatest impression or what insights resonated the most.   Last week, I received an extensive report from sha., who attended the GSS for the first time and [...]

First Comprehensive Report on Medical Tourism and Wellness Tourism Tackles Key Challenges and Opportunities For These Distinct Markets   New York, NY September 8, 2011 – The Global Spa Summit (GSS) today released key findings from its research initiative “Wellness Tourism and Medical Tourism: Where Do Spas Fit?” – the most comprehensive investigation of the [...]

Ministry of Culture and Tourism supports Asian first   By: Catharine Nicol 5-Aug-11     Event Global Spa Summit (GSS) 2011 Venue Bali International Convention Centre Organiser KitasutaBali Delegates 300 Date May 15-18           The brief The GSS is an annual gathering of industry professionals to share expertise and best practise. [...]

Global Spa Summit Initiative Empowers People to Investigate the “Hard Science” Behind 21 Approaches: From Acupuncture to Massage to Yoga   New York, NY July 25, 2011 – SpaEvidence.com launched today, the world’s first online resource dedicated to the medical evidence that exists for spa and wellness therapies. With thousands of clinical studies evaluating the [...]

By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog July 5, 2011   Massage therapy may hit the spot for people suffering from low back pain. A recent study in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that two types of massage–relaxation and structural–improved function and pain for people with low back [...]