Gender-Affirming Care
A 2015 survey by the National Center for Transgender Equality found that 33% of individuals who saw a health care provider had at least one negative experience related to being transgender, which included being refused treatment, verbal harassment, physical or sexual assault, and having to teach the provider about transgender people in order to get appropriate care. In addition, 23% of respondents stated they did not see a doctor when they needed to because of fear of being mistreated as a transgender person.
Gender-Affirming Care
Common concerns for those who are pre-operative
- Pain or urinary complications (ie. hesitation, retention, leakage, etc) associated with tucking or packing
- Side effects of binding (ie. back pain, chest pain, poor posture, shoulder pain, numbness and scarring)
- Improvement in strength and coordination of the pelvic floor muscles to prepare for surgery
- Digestion or bowel concerns associated with hormonal changes
Common concerns for those who are post-operative
- Scar tissue mobilization following vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, chest surgeries, abdominal surgeries
- Improving mobility of the chest, ribs and spine following breast augmentation or removal
- Sexual dysfunction or pain following vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty
- Urinary concerns following vaginoplasty, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty
- Dilator progression following vaginoplasty
- Care of graft site
WHY CHOOSE INDIGO
Physical Therapy
Let’s get you back to doing what you love to do. Our practitioners have the highest possible certifications, offer deep experience across a range of both common and complex or rare issues, and are passionate about ongoing, personalized, and collaborative care with client’s entire care team, including medical doctors, wellness and alternative care providers.
