It is almost impossible to list the number of orthopedic problems prevalent in the modern world. Lack of exercise, bad posture habits, insufficient nutrition and sedentary lifestyle are the most commonly cited causes for the orthopedic disorders. It is very important to take care of bones and muscles health as an orthopedic disease might lead to severe pain in the body and lack of movement. Here are few of the most common orthopedic disorders-
Arthritis- Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bursitis
Elbow Pain and Problems- Tennis elbow, Golfer’s Elbow
Fibromyalgia
Fractures
Low Back Pain
Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Kyphosis
Osteoporosis
Scoliosis and others
World-renowned orthopedic specialists in India like Dr. Ashok Rajgopal, Dr. P.K Dave, Dr. IPS Oberoi, Dr. (Brig) BK Singh, Dr. Nitiraj Oberoi, Dr. Rakesh Mahajan, Dr. Gaurav Prakash Bharadwaj, Dr. Surya Bhan Hod, Dr. IP Arora, Dr Binay S Joshi, Dr. Chander Shekar, Dr. Havind Tandon, Dr. Palash Gupta, Dr. Rakesh Chandra Arya serve in some of the best orthopedic hospital in India. They have rendered tremendous service in the field of orthopedics and have healed numerous ailments related bones. These are the most sought names in the field and are also known to serve across the world in treating severe and complicated cases.
The list of top 10 orthopedic hospitals in india include-
Shalby Hospital, Ahmedabad
Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon
Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
Sarvodaya Hospital, Faridabad
Medanta- The Medicity, Gurgaon
Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi,
Aster Medcity, Kochi
Narayana Multispecialty Hospital, Bengaluru
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
Treatment estimates of some of the common orthopedic procedures include-
Shoulder Arthroscopy- Starts at USD 600
Orthopedic Stem Cell Treatment- Starts at USD 9,700
Osteoarthritis- Stem Cell Treatment- Starts at USD 6,800
Total Hip Replacement- Starting at USD 5,700
India serves as a medical tourism sight, with good quality and affordable treatment plans. It is a growing subdivision of the economy, and the estimated worth of this sector was approximately $3 billion US dollars as of 2015. Some of the most sought medical procedures in India by International patients are-
Cardiology- heart bypass, valve replacement, angioplasty, angiography, mitral valve replacement, heart bypass
Orthopedics- knee replacement, single hip replacement, ACL Reconstruction. Spine decompression, cervical spine surgery, spinal cord surgery, scoliosis surgery, spine fusion surgery, both hip replacement
Fertility- IVF Treatment, Hysterectomy
Oncology- Chemotherapy, Prostate cancer
Cosmetic- Tummy tuck, Liposuction, hair transplant, face lift
Obesity and weight loss- Gastric bypass, Gastric sleeve surgery
Transplant- Kidney transplant, liver transplant
Neurology and Spine- Spine Decompression, Spine Fusion, Spine Tumor, Brain tumor
India attracts people from all over the world for medical visits due to high quality care at a lower cost than most countries provide it. Approximately 200,000 people travel to India annually seeking medical treatment which include patients from Bangladesh, Africa, the Middle Eastern countries, Russia, and Afghanistan. It is said that India offers wide variety of medical procedures at about one-tenth the cost of similar procedures in the United States and that is one of the main reasons that India has grown into a popular Medical Tourism Hub in the world.
