Key points

  • Neurology and spine specialists depend heavily on the original MRI and CT images.
  • Mobility needs should be planned for every leg of the journey.
  • Rehabilitation can be part of the plan, so ask about it early.

This page describes how we coordinate travel for neurological and spine care. It is not medical advice. Neurologists and neurosurgeons decide the care.

Records specialists usually ask for

  • MRI and CT images on disc or download, as well as the reports
  • Consultation notes describing symptoms and examination findings
  • Nerve conduction, EEG or other test results where done
  • A list of current medicines
  • A short history of how symptoms have changed over time

Imaging is especially important. See organising medical records.

Mobility and travel

Patients may need a wheelchair, help with transfers or to lie flat during the journey. Plan this for every step: home, airport, flight, arrival, accommodation and hospital. The treating doctor advises whether a scheduled flight is suitable or whether medical support is needed. See air ambulance or a commercial flight with a medical escort.

Rehabilitation

After some neurological or spinal treatment, rehabilitation such as physiotherapy is part of recovery. Ask the treating team whether it should start before the patient travels home, and how it can continue at home.

Questions to ask the team

  • What do you propose, and what are the alternatives?
  • What will the patient be able to do in the days after treatment?
  • What rehabilitation is needed, where, and for how long?
  • When can the patient travel home, and with what support?

How we help

We coordinate records, consultations, accessible travel and accommodation, attendants and rehabilitation planning. Read after discharge: recovery and follow-up, and see treatment in another Indian city or international patient services.