A new year is on the way, encouraging many individuals to make changes in their lives. Such changes are personal, though they may affect dozens of family and friends. Individuals suffering from any type of addiction, such as prescription or street drug, alcohol, or behaviors such as phobias, panic disorders or general anxiety disorders (GAD) may benefit from a variety of rehab or rehabilitation treatments and therapies.

Physical rehabilitation is designed for individuals suffering from injuries such as fractures, stroke, amputations, spinal cord damage or dysfunction, cardiac conditions, and any other illness or injury that reduces mobility and function. The goal of physical rehabilitation is to increase range of motion, mobility, function and quality of life.

Emotional rehabilitation may be considered a form of psychiatric or psychotherapies, designed to help individuals overcome abuse, fears, and phobias.

Drug addiction rehabilitation and alcoholism rehabilitation begin with the process of detoxification, which basically reads the body of harmful and toxic substances before new lifestyle, habits and issues can be dealt with through group, drive it, or exposure type rehabilitative procedures, treatments and programs.

International facilities such as Terme Selce, Croatia, and Dr. Vorobiev’s Russian Rehab Clinic have helped individuals overcome a variety of addictive behaviors, as the Florence Nightingale Hospital in Turkey. Privacy, confidentiality and effective and long-term health and wellness are available for many. PlacidWay, a medical tourism portal in the U.S., offers in-depth research and information regarding rehabilitation treatments and facilities around the globe.