odd massage idea

[Deaner 2.0]

Im sound a bit like a broken record when I say I wanna work with the GLBT community, namely transgendered, but I got this idea in my head about a massage style that tailors to people transitioning genders.
My idea comes from the realization that trans people go threw alot of phyical changes when they undergo HRT (hormone replacement therapy) and from personal experience it causes alot of body strains.
The shifting of body fat for one; women get alot of fatty tissue moved to their hips and chest area whlle men get it more around the upper body.
So for a trans-women wbo has new breast tissue growing in the pectorals are put under alot of strain, where-as for a trans-guy the intercostals are actually having alot of pressure put on them from chest bindings.
I wanna use Namikoshi Shiatsu because I feel it would be best suited for this task and I plan to interview some people I know about the body changes that occur and what hurts the most.
As a bonus question, does anyone have experience massaging a transgendered person?

 

[RedSheepHerder]

I do, although not extensively, and only in a one-time relaxation context (chair massage at a workplace).

 

[Hannah]

Wow, I really hope you keep us abreast (sorry, pun sort of intended, I just couldn't help it. It's a curse. My mom's side of the family are punsters and I really can't stop my fingers from typing it) with your experience working with the transgenedered community. It's something of which I have no knowledge or experience but absolutely intrigued to hear about in relation to massage. You may need to write a book.

 

[facilitativechange]

hmmm....

fey- I've tried three times to post a reply to your post but each time it didn't appear. Must be a glitch. So I PM'ed my thoughts to you. I hope you find them useful.

 

[Baby Gurl]

I've thought some about this before, but not so much from the physical side of things... massage offers transfolk a safe way to feel good in their bodies, whether pre, mid, or post transitions.

 

[Ian Loves Noel <3]

thats one of the biggest parts! a transgendered person through the early on periods go threw alot of emotional and socological changes, not just phycial.
On top of the hormones playing with my brain cemistry a trans person will often find themselves letting go repressed feeling of masculenity or feminence. a person born male may work hard to train themselves to act manly but when they come around they find themselves letting go of all that conditioning which can cause alot of breaking down.
The safety part comes naturally with massage, this goes for a person who has suffered from phyical or mental trama, but it goes even a little further for transfollk because alot have safty issues regardless but going to a place that will offer pleasant touch is just super. (and the added bonus if your an MT that studied how to work on a trans person will get you work in that area)

As for a book... I donno. truthfully if I ever made this for public use I wouldnt want to do it to get rich.
I think at the very least I may wanna write this down and put it on the forum later.

Another thought is the gynocological issues around FtM's with all the testosterion in their body.