Mission statement:

Dr. Angela Cortal focuses on working with those experiencing chronic joint pain to stop feeling like they are stuck and start to heal, move, and feel their best by addressing the root causes of injury and degeneration.

Inclusivity statement:

Dr. Cortal seeks to identify, learn more about, and address all forms of bias as they may appear within the healthcare environment and medical relationship.

First, do no harm also encompasses conversations and interactions that reduce harm. Dr. Cortal strives to create a safe, respectful, and shame-free environment where her patients can come and receive care.

Dr. Cortal is committed to continuing to improve the inclusivity of her medical practice and patient experience, regardless of gender, age, gender identity, race, health status, national origin, relationship status, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and body size.

In addition, she seeks to identify and address any additional sources of discrimination when they arise in healthcare settings, such as ableism, anti-fat bias, and healthism (if you're not familiar with the last one, healthism is the idea that a person's health is entirely their responsibility. It places a moral importance on maintaining good health, while ignoring every other socioeconomic impact on health outcomes. Having a moral obligation to be healthy can have negative consequences. It can lead to issues like eating disorders, negative body image, and deferring healthcare intervention).

She understands that we all work from our own perspectives and biases and from our own place of privilege.

Please see the New Patient page for further descriptions of how we have oriented our office space, operations, and furnishings to provide as welcoming and inclusive of a healthcare experience as we can. AND, we can always improve.
We welcome named or anonymous feedback on how we can further improve at admin[at]reconstructedwellness.com. Please provide as much detail as you feel comfortable.