Leisure & Wellness

A Clean Bill of Health?

Saturday, 24 January 2009 23:35

Hospitals across the border in Ho Chi Minh City are filled with Khmers seeking international standards of healthcare. Many expats choose to fly to Thailand for relatively routine surgery. Does this accurately reflect the state of healthcare provision in Phnom Penh? What facilities and treatments to an international standard are available in the capital? Mark Jackson talks to four health professionals about the state of care in Cambodia.

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Pampered in Angkor

Saturday, 24 January 2009 20:22

Cambodia is evolving into a spa centre for Southeast Asia. In addition to the major hotels, most of which have their own spa facilities, there are now a number of high quality non-hotel spas in town. AsiaLIFE twisted our intrepid reporter’s arm and sent him out to a sampling of local spas to have his flesh kneaded.
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Physiotherapy in Phnom Penh

Friday, 23 January 2009 23:51

Physiotherapy can promote healing, minimise pain and prevent re-injury. Whether you suffer from back pain, arthritis or any other muscle or joint problem, it can help alleviate your pain and get you out and about again. Anita Surewicz talks with two Phnom Penh physiotherapists.
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The Khmer Connection

Friday, 23 January 2009 23:47

The medicinal herb stall in any open-air market in Cambodia is recognisable by the variety of dried products stacked in plastic bags and on bamboo trays. These include flowers, long sticks with thorns, various roots, chalks, berries, fruits, leaves, bark, sap, and on occasion sea creatures, amphibians and snakes.
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The Eastern Touch

Friday, 23 January 2009 23:43

Phnom Penh offers a number of alternative medicine options with an eastern tradition. Treatments using herbs, cups, acupuncture and massage can be an alternative to pharmaceuticals or a visit to a western doctor. Words by Naga and Naomi T. Robinson.
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