LUXURY
THE FUTURE 100 166
Spas and wellness resorts are promoting new treatments for long COVID, extending the stay of their guests to allow full recovery.
At RAKxa medical spa outside Bangkok, a new COVID-19 health rejuvenation
program is growing in popularity. The group offers a three-day holistic operation to restore lung capacity using hyperbaric chambers of concentrated oxygen,
blood ozone infusions and chest-muscle strengthening exercises in an Olympicgrade gym. Services are tailored to each guest’s needs.
The SHA Wellness Clinic on the coast of Spain started offering a seven-day post-COVID program in May 2021. Guests are tested upon arrival and then
given a course of treatments based on the results. The assessment includes a
stress test, carotid ultrasound and bloodwork, the results of which could lead to
Long recovery spas These revitalizing resorts mean it when they invite guests to “stay a while.”
treatments ranging from reflexology to Watsu therapy to “brain
photobiomodulation” that stimulates and regenerates brain cells. The Lanserhof resort in the Austrian Alps offers a two-week retreat claiming to cure the effects of long COVID. Traditionally an upscale, expensive destination
