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POST-PREGNANCY RECOVERY · AUSTIN, TX
Care for you after pregnancy.
Comfort for a changing day.
Feeding, carrying, and settling a baby can ask a lot of your neck, back, and hips. Chris offers massage and supported movement around your comfort, healing, and daily needs after birth.
Choose your first visit ↗
Before you visit: health and comfort guidance ↓
01 / LESS TENSION · MORE COMFORT
Feel more at ease in your body.
Feeding, carrying, and lifting can leave the neck, back, and hips feeling tense. Chris can adapt massage and supported movement to these areas, with your comfort and recovery needs guiding the session.
Work alongside pelvic floor therapy
Your pelvic health physical therapist guides pelvic floor strengthening, relaxation, and exercise. Chris provides hands-on care for surrounding muscle tension and movement comfort alongside that work.
Consider a healed C-section scar
If a fully healed abdominal scar feels tight, ask your maternity clinician when local scar care is suitable. Chris can discuss gentle external tissue work once cleared. Perineal pain or scar concerns need assessment by your maternity or pelvic health team.
Explore scar and surgical recovery care ↗Keep your maternity and pelvic health care in place. Discuss new or persistent symptoms before increasing exercise or adding local tissue work.
What does the research show?
Postnatal guidance supports pelvic floor exercise and a gradual return to activity that fits recovery. Pelvic health assessment can identify when relaxation, strengthening, or both are needed.
This guidance supports rehabilitation exercises. It does not establish that massage, FST, or DFR directly strengthens the pelvic floor, repairs abdominal separation, or permanently realigns the pelvis. The proposed role of Chris's care is comfort and supported movement alongside rehabilitation.
NHS: activity after having a baby · NHS: post-pregnancy recovery · Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital: healed scar care
02 / YOUR COMFORT · YOUR TIMING
Make space for your recovery.
There is no single schedule for recovery after birth. Share your delivery date, type of birth, healing concerns, and any restrictions so Chris can discuss suitable timing and support.
Pregnancy treatment limit
Chris does not treat during the third trimester of pregnancy. For care earlier in pregnancy, contact Chris to discuss suitability before booking. Post-pregnancy care follows your recovery needs and your clinician's guidance.
Positions that feel comfortable
Discuss side-lying or supported positions if lying on your stomach is uncomfortable. Mention breast tenderness, C-section healing, fatigue, or any pressure that you want to avoid. You can pause or change position at any time.
Check symptoms before bodywork
Seek urgent medical care for heavy bleeding, fever, a severe headache, or new one-sided leg swelling. Call 911 for chest pain or trouble breathing. These symptoms need medical assessment, not a bodywork appointment.
Read more: CDC: urgent maternal warning signs
YOUR NEXT STEP
Start with what
matters to you.
You do not need to select a technique before booking. The first visit gives you and Chris time to discuss your goals and begin suitable care.
Will massage strengthen my pelvic floor?
Pelvic floor strength comes from appropriate muscle training. A pelvic health physical therapist can assess and guide that work. Chris can provide complementary care for surrounding muscle tension and movement comfort.
How soon after birth can I visit?
Timing depends on your delivery, healing, symptoms, and medical advice. Tell Chris your delivery date, type of birth, and any restrictions so you can plan the timing and areas of care with your maternity clinician.
Can I visit during pregnancy?
Chris does not treat during the third trimester. Contact him before booking earlier in pregnancy to discuss your needs and any medical restrictions.
Can I bring my baby or a support person?
You are welcome to bring a support person into the treatment room. Please arrange care for your baby during your appointment. Babies cannot attend visits.
FIRST-VISIT PRICES
New clients: choose “FIRST TIME CLIENT” in MassageBook.
First visits must be paid in full in advance.
Choose the amount of time that feels right for you. Both visits include a conversation, movement review, and hands-on care. The 90-minute option gives you another 30 minutes together.
60 minutes$165
Book a 60-minute first visit 90 minutes$235
Book a 90-minute first visit The first 15–20 minutes are for your history, goals, and movement review. Hands-on care follows within your appointment time.
Your time is one-to-one with Chris in his private studio. The support, pace, and pressure follow your needs.
Optional kinesiology taping adds $20 to a first visit. DFR® is not usually needed at the first visit.
Returning client? Book your next sessionOPTIONAL READING
Understand the background.
Build a foundation for daily movement.
OPTIONAL READING
Build a foundation for daily movement.
Pelvic floor recovery is a key part of post-pregnancy care. These muscles support the pelvic organs and help with bladder and bowel control. Recovery includes the ability to contract, relax, and respond during daily activity.
Strength with coordination
Pelvic floor exercises can help rebuild strength after pregnancy. A pelvic health physical therapist can check how the muscles work and guide a plan that fits your symptoms and stage of recovery.
Make room to relax
Some pelvic floor muscles remain tense or do not relax well. More squeezing is not always the right starting point. Pain, pressure, or trouble releasing the muscles calls for individual assessment.
Tell your care team
Discuss urine leakage, pelvic heaviness, a vaginal bulge, pain with sex, or persistent abdominal separation with your maternity clinician or pelvic health physical therapist. You do not have to manage these changes alone.
Read more: NHS: your post-pregnancy body · University Hospitals Plymouth: pelvic floor relaxation
Reviewed by Chris Corona · Review confirmed